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Welcome to Black Rock ...

Black Rock is located in Warren County<1>.

Black Rock is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Black Rock lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Black Rock (for example, toward Alvin (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Black Rock: 765

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, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York (2), Nova Scotia (5), Oregon 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.

  • Lafayette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • West Lafayette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Attica
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Veedersburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Battle Ground
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shadeland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Williamsport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dayton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Dayton is located in Tippecanoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <3>
  • Otterbein
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Oxford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Black Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.