Blacklick Township is bounded on the north by Barr Township, on the east by Cambria, on the south by Jackson and on the west by Indiana County. The population of the township is 587. The village of Belsano, located south-west of the centre, has about 50 inhabitants. The north branch of Blacklick Run flows through the western part of the township, from north to south, and, with its tributaries, drains almost the entire township. Much valuable coal underlies the surface of this township. Of the citizens deserving special notice, for their push and enterprise, in this township, are James H. White, I. N. Wissinger, John J. Jones, farmers; E. L. Davis, sawyer at Sellers' mill, on the Blacklick, has been in the business over thirty years, in Blacklick and Cambria Counties; Moses Davis, farmer, stock raiser and coal dealer, Elias Rowland, Esq., farmer and stock raiser; Samuel Reed, owner of a large farm near Belsano; Empfield & Son, contractors and builders, own a large saw mill near Belsano, dealers in lumber, rough and planed; J. L. Edwards, farmer and stock and poultry raiser, farm two miles north of Belsano; John B. Hite, justice of the peace in Belsano; Simon Adams, general dealer in lumber; Isaac Michael, postmaster at Belsano, and dealer in general merchandise; Thomas Duncan, miller and proprietor of Duncan Mills; Joseph J. Prycer, farmer and dealer in all kinds of lumber; Daniel Houghman, farmer and stock raiser; John P. Kirsch, John Duman, Philip Anstitt, Thos. L. Edwards and M. Frank. farmers and stock raisers; Elias Edwards, William H. Williams, George Boring, farmers and lumbermen; Philip H. Jones, B. F. Marsh and Shane Cameron, dealers in and manufacturers of lumber.

Source: Atlas of Cambria County, Pennsylvania, J. A. Caldwell, Atlas Publishing Co. Philadelphia, PA, 1890