Welcome to Black Hawk ...

Black Hawk is primarily located in Caldwell County<1>. A portion of Black Hawk extends into Trigg County.

The location of Black Hawk has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Black Hawk is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Black Hawk lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Black Hawk is located in the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Black Hawk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Black Hawk - they are located in California, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Ontario, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Black Hawk.

Communities near Black Hawk ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Black Hawk.

• Princeton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
• Cadiz
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadiz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
  • Cadiz is located in Trigg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <4>
• Dawson Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Springs
  • Dawson Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson Springs <4>
• Eddyville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <4>
• Kuttawa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuttawa
  • Kuttawa is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kuttawa <4>
• Fredonia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Fredonia is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <4>
• Grand Rivers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
  • Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <4>
• Cobb
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
  • Cobb is located in Caldwell County
• Trigg Furnace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
  • Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
• McGowan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGowan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
  • McGowan is located in Caldwell County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Black Hawk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Black Hawk.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Black Hawk. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Hawk.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Hawk. See our Newspapers Page for Black Hawk.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Hawk ...

Looking for more information about Black Hawk? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Black Hawk, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Black Hawk.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Hawk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/