Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Warren County, Indiana

Black Rock

Ghost town in Indiana, United States.

Record

About Black Rock

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, is mostly forested and is part of the Black Rock Nature Preserve administered by NICHES Land Trust.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Black Rock, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.

Map

Where Black Rock is

USGS topographic map around Black Rock
USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

6 historic USGS maps cover Black Rock

Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.

Directions

Getting there

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Before you go

  • Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
  • Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
  • Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.

Nearby

Other sites near Black Rock

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Indiana index.

Sources

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, "Black Rock, Indiana": coordinates and summary.
  2. Wikidata Q27995446.
  3. USGS GNIS 431141.
  4. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  5. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).