Mobile Locksmith was founded by John H. Blackburn Sr. in 1968 in West Taghkanic New York. At the time it was called A Country Lock Shop. It was one man one van. After moving to Gainesville Florida with his wife in 1979 John H. Blackburn Sr. reopened his business as Mobile Locksmith earning a reputation as an honest and dependable choice for residents of Gainesville and the surrounding areas.