Welcome to Black Rock ...

Black Rock is located in Polk County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Black Rock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Black Rock is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Black Rock lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Black Rock: (503) and (971)<4>

Communities Also Named Black Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Black Rock - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York (2), Nova Scotia (5) and Utah.

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

Communities near Black Rock ...

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

• Dallas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <5>
• Independence
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <5>
• Monmouth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
  • Monmouth is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <5>
• Sheridan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <5>
• Willamina
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamina
  • Willamina is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willamina <5>
• Adair Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
  • Adair Village is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
• Bridgeport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Polk County
• Ellendale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Ellendale is located in Polk County
• Valsetz ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valsetz
  • Valsetz is located in Polk County
• Lewisville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Lewisville is located in Polk 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 Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Black Rock.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Black Rock. 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 Rock.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Rock ...

Looking for more information about Black Rock? 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 Rock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Black Rock.

Adding Black Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Black Rock in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Black Rock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Black Rock post office opened in 1906.

We also found Black Rock mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Black Rock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/