The city of Blackshear is the county seat^[4] of Pierce County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 3,506.

Blackshear is part of the Waycross Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Blackshear is located at 31°17′56″N 82°14′52″W (31.298941, -82.247726).^[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11 km²), of which 4.3 square miles (11 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (2.06%) is water.

Blackshear was founded in 1858 to serve as the seat of the newly formed Pierce County.^[6] The city was named after General David Blackshear,^[7] who authorized the construction of roads, bridges and 11 forts for defense. He was a patriot in the American Revolution, fighting in the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge and the Battle of Buford's Bridge. He served as a general during the War of 1812. He also served in the Georgia state legislature as Senator of Laurens County.

During the American Civil War, the city became a temporary prisoner-of-war camp for more than 5,000 Union prisoners.^[8] This site is marked by a historical landmark sign.

The primary crop of this south Georgia community was once tobacco, and it is where the first brick tobacco warehouse in Georgia was built, known as the Brantley Brick.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,506 people, 1,355 households, and 898 families residing in the city.

• Stetson Bennett (born 1997), quarterback for the University of Georgia Bulldogs football. Two-time national champion. NFL LA Rams draftee^[14]
• Nikki DeLoach (born 1979), actress and singer born in Waycross, but was raised in Blackshear^[15]
• KaDee Strickland (born 1975), actress^[16]

• The Blackshear Times (newspaper)