Welcome to Blackhorse ...

Blackhorse is located in Chester County<1>.

The location of Blackhorse has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blackhorse, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

Blackhorse is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Blackhorse lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Blackhorse: (610) and (484)<4>

Communities Also Named Blackhorse ...

While we believe that this Blackhorse is located in Chester County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Blackhorse. Those communities are located in the following counties: Delaware and Montgomery County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 7 communities that are also named Blackhorse - they are located in Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Ontario and South Dakota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blackhorse.

Communities near Blackhorse ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blackhorse.

• Lancaster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <5>
• West Chester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Ephrata
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <5>
• Coatesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <5>
• Downingtown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <5>
• Kennett Square
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <5>
• Oxford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• New Holland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <5>
• Akron
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <5>
• Denver
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Denver is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <5>

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 Blackhorse. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blackhorse.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blackhorse. 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 Blackhorse.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackhorse. See our Newspapers Page for Blackhorse.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blackhorse ...

Looking for more information about Blackhorse? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Blackhorse, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blackhorse.

Adding Blackhorse to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blackhorse 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 Blackhorse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Blackhorse post office opened in 1825.

We also found Blackhorse in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blackhorse.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/