Welcome to Black Rock ...

The city of Black Rock is located in Lawrence County<1>.

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.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Black Rock has a population of 598 people<3> (see below for details).

Black Rock is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Black Rock lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Black Rock lies within the (870) area code.

The ZIP code for Black Rock: 72415<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Black Rock had an population of 598 people. This is a decrease of 9.67% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Black Rock had a population of 662 people. This makes Black Rock the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Black Rock represents 0.02% of the total population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 235th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 662 people, the population of Black Rock decreased 7.67% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 717 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Black Rock.

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, Connecticut, Indiana, 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.

• Pocahontas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
  • Former names for Pocahontas:
  • Bettis Bluff
  • Betts Bluff
  • Pokakhontas
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <6>
• Walnut Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
  • Walnut Ridge is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Ridge <6>
• Hoxie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
  • Hoxie is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <6>
• Swifton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
  • Swifton is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
• Imboden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imboden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imboden
  • Imboden is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imboden <6>
• College City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
  • College City is located in Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
• Ravenden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden
  • Ravenden is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenden <6>
• Strawberry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
  • Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
• Lynn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <6>
• O'Kean
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
  • O'Kean is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Black Rock, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/