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Welcome to Tarry ...

Tarry is located in Lincoln County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Tarry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Tarry is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Tarry is located in the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Tarry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tarry - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near Tarry ...

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

  • Pine Bluff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Star City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Altheimer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Gould
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Gould is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Grady
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Wabbaseka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
    • Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Yorktown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
    • Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
  • Moscow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Jefferson County
  • Tamo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
    • Tamo is located in Jefferson County
  • Pinebergen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
    • Pinebergen is located in Jefferson 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 Tarry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tarry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tarry ...

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

Adding Tarry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tarry post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tarry.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tarry. 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 Lincoln, 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 Tarry - 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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