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Located 3.91 km SSE of Pokeshaw: New Bandon Parish, Gloucester County: probably named for a place near Dublin, Ireland: settled in 1840 by Irish immigrants: in 1866 Black Rock was a farming settlement with approximately 13 resident families: PO 1878-1969: in 1898 Black Rock had 1 post office and a population of 250.

Latitude : 47° 45'

Longitude : 65° 14'

County : Gloucester

Parish : New Bandon

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Other communities within the vicinity of KilometersMiles

Community	Distance (Kilometers)	Bearing
Pockshaw	3.91	341° NNW
Pokeshaw	3.91	341° NNW
Riordon	3.91	341° NNW
St. Joseph Settlement	4.17	64° ENE

Community

Distance (Kilometers)

Bearing

Pockshaw

3.91

341° NNW

Pokeshaw

3.91

341° NNW

Riordon

3.91

341° NNW

St. Joseph Settlement

4.17

64° ENE

* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.