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Welcome to Black Rock ...

Although we found mention of Black Rock during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Black Rock was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We've added Black Rock to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Black Rock, please Contact Us.



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 get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Black Rock is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Black Rock might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Black Rock (for example, toward Upton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

We believe that Black Rock would be found within the (270) area code.

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, 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.

  • Leitchfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarkson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Brownsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Caneyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Duff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
    • Duff is located in Grayson County
  • Horn Back Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
    • Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
  • Peonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
    • Peonia is located in Grayson County
  • Indian Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
    • Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
  • Higdon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higdon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
    • Higdon is located in Grayson County
  • 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 <4>

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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Black Rock on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Black Rock and then turned east". While Black Rock could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Black Rock as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Black Rock could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Black Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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