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Welcome to Black Lick ...

Black Lick is located in Indiana County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Black Lick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Black Lick is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Black Lick ...

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

  • Johnstown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Indiana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Latrobe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
    • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <3>
  • Westmont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
    • Westmont is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
  • Blairsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Derry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
    • Derry is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <3>
  • Nanty Glo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Southmont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
    • Southmont is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Homer City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ligonier
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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 Lick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Black Lick.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Lick ...

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

Adding Black Lick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Black Lick 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 Lick was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Black Lick on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Indiana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Black Lick - 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.
<4>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.