Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Black Rock had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Black Rock, with the one closest to Black Rock listed first.
- Millwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Leitchfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield
- Leitchfield is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leitchfield <3>
- Shrewsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Duff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Caneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneyville
- Caneyville is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caneyville <3>
- Grayson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Springs
- Grayson Springs is located in Grayson County
- Clarkson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Clarkson is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <3>
- Ready
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Anneta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Peonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Eveleigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Short Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- South
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - West Clifty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Clifty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clifty
- West Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Nash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - McDaniels
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDaniels have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- McDaniels is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDaniels <3>
- Higdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Sunfish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Hardin Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Tousey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Spring Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Bee Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Spring
- Bee Spring is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bee Spring <3>
- Horntown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Big Clifty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Clifty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Limp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Black Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |