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Unincorporated community in North Carolina, US Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States

Black Jack
Unincorporated community
Black JackLocation in North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°30′07″N 77°14′52″W / 35.5018298°N 77.2477379°W / 35.5018298; -77.2477379
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Pitt
Elevation	46 ft (14 m)

Black Jack is an unincorporated community in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States.

History

During the American Civil War, on July 18, 1863, General Edward E. Potter led a small army from New Bern to destroy the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, passing through Black Jack. He also raided Greenville and Tarboro. A Historical Marker was placed in Black Jack.

"Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
"Black Jack Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2024-08-08.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Pitt County, North Carolina, United States
County seat: Greenville
City	Greenville
Towns	Ayden Bethel Falkland Farmville Fountain Grifton‡ Grimesland Simpson Winterville
Townships	Arthur Ayden Belvoir Bethel Black Jack Carolina Chicod Falkland Farmville Fountain Greenville Grifton Grimesland Pactolus Simpson Swift Creek Winterville
CDPs	Bell Arthur Belvoir Stokes
Unincorporated communities	Bell Fork Black Jack Calico Chicod Congleton House Pactolus Oakley
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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