Black Rock, Indiana

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Black Rock, Indiana
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Black Rock
Location in Warren County
Coordinates: 40°22′04″N87°05′49″W / 40.36778°N 87.09694°W / 40.36778; -87.09694
Country United States
State Indiana
County Warren
Township Warren
Elevation
[1]
525 ft (160 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47970
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID431141 [1]

Black Rock is an extinct community located in Warren Township in Warren County, Indiana, near the border with Tippecanoe County. The site, which is still listed as a populated place by the USGS, [2] is mostly forested and is part of the Black Rock Nature Preserve administered by NICHES Land Trust. [3]

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Geography

Black Rock Nature Preserve Black Rock Nature Preserve.jpg
Black Rock Nature Preserve

Black Rock is located along Warren County Road 350 North. The site occupies a prominent outcropping of Mansfield sandstone that overlooks the Wabash River.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black Rock, Indiana
  2. "Black Rock, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  3. "Black Rock Nature Preserve". NICHES Land Trust. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018.