Welcome to Texas ...

Texas is located in Middlesex County<1>.

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

Texas is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Texas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Jersey communities named Texas: This one is located in Middlesex County and the other is located in Burlington County.

Beyond New Jersey, there are 24 communities that are also named Texas - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina, Vermont and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Texas ...

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

• New Brunswick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Perth Amboy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perth Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
  • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
• Plainfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Linden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
• Rahway
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rahway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
  • Rahway is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
• South Amboy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
  • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
• Shrewsbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
• Brownville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
  • Brownville is located in Middlesex County
• Whittingham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittingham
  • Whittingham is located in Middlesex County
• Yorketown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorketown
  • Yorketown is located in Monmouth County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Texas ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Middlesex County: www.co.middlesex.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/