Horseneck Tract that makes up present-day West Essex. Though the three towns border other West Essex towns and share similar socioeconomics, the majority of these towns, especially their downtown areas, developed as suburban offshoots of the city of Newark, not from Horseneck development in any major way. However, Livingston's local newspaper is called the West Essex Tribune. Millburn and Short Hills (a hamlet of Millburn) lie to the south of Livingston which itself is south of mainstream West Essex. The town of Millburn, like Livingston, is geographically on the western border of Essex County. However, it is usually not considered to be part of "West Essex", which implies the northwestern area of Essex County that was originally known as Horseneck. The southwestern Essex County towns, like Livingston and Millburn, are generally considered to have developed as suburban Newark sprawl, as opposed to the Horseneck area which originally developed independently. See also West Essex Regional School District West Essex Park References Sources External links 07004 History Geography of Essex County, New Jersey Regions of New Jersey