Until 1918, when many place names were changed if they sounded German, Black Hill was known as Friedensthal.

Prior to white settlement, the area was owned by the Ngaiawang people.

[3] The Black Hill post office and shop have long since closed.

Prior to that, it had been part of a station owned by Thomas R Reynolds.

Black Hill Rocks provide the source for two commercial granite quarries that have been used in significant buildings in Australia.