[4] Blackstone has a rich Welsh history with Lewis Thomas having populated the community with Welsh miners and their families, who in turn established their own Cambrian choir and church in 1886, a School of Arts in 1891, a Soccer club in 1890, and public school in 1887.

In 1881 the government granted him permission to build a private railway which developed by 1903 into a loop line connecting the mines from:[5] Blackstone Congregational Church was established in 1879 and was designed by architect Will Haenke.

The church originally faced Thomas Street, but circa 1900 a new church building was constructed to face Mary Street with the original building being retained as a hall.

[6] Blackstone State School opened on 17 January 1887 and closed on 31 December 2009.

The nearest primary schools are in neighbouring Silkstone, Raceview and Bundamba.