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Welcome to Black Horse ...

Black Horse is located in Middlesex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Black Horse, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.

Black Horse is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Black Horse ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Black Horse - they are located in Nevada, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3) and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Black Horse ...

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

  • Trenton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Trenton is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
  • New Brunswick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
  • Perth Amboy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
  • Plainfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Plainfield is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
  • Linden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Linden is located in Union County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
  • Rahway
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rahway is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
  • Westfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Westfield is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
  • South Amboy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
  • Berdines Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Berdines Corners is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berdines Corners
  • Dunham's Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dunham's Corner is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunham's Corner

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Horse ...

Looking for more information about Black Horse? 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 Black Horse, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Black Horse.

Adding Black Horse to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Black Horse 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 (so far) for Black Horse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Black Horse post office opened in 1850. The Black Horse post office closed in 1852.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Black Horse - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/