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Welcome to Tag ...

Tag is located in Pope County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Tag, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Tag is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Tag lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Tag ...

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

  • Russellville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Pottsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
    • Pottsville is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
    • Former names for Pottsville:
    • Pott's Inn
    • Pott's Station
  • Dover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
  • London
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Hector
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Scottsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
    • Scottsville is located in Pope County
  • Caglesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caglesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
    • Caglesville is located in Pope County
  • Silex
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
    • Silex is located in Pope County
  • Appleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
    • Appleton is located in Pope County
  • Oak Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Pope 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 Tag. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tag.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tag ...

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

Adding Tag to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tag 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 Tag was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tag post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tag.

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pope, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tag - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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