Welcome to Tacketts Mill ...
Although we found mention of Tacketts Mill during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Tacketts Mill was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Tacketts Mill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tacketts Mill, please Contact Us.
The location of Tacketts Mill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tacketts Mill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
A typical abbreviation for Tacketts Mill: Tacketts Ml. (or less commonly used: Tacketts Mll.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Tacketts Mill for more information about variations on the name of Tacketts Mill.
Tacketts Mill is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Tacketts Mill might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Tacketts Mill would be found within the (502) area code.
Communities Also Named Tacketts Mill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tacketts Mill - it's located in Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tacketts Mill.
Communities near Tacketts Mill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tacketts Mill.
- Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
- Frankfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in Woodford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <4>
- Owenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owenton
- Owenton is located in Owen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,544 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owenton <4>
- Pleasureville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Pleasureville is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasureville <4>
- Stamping Ground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamping Ground
- Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Sadieville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sadieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadieville
- Sadieville is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Corinth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Corinth is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <4>
- Monterey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Owen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Gratz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Tacketts Mill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tacketts Mill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tacketts Mill. 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 Tacketts Mill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tacketts Mill. See our Newspapers Page for Tacketts Mill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tacketts Mill ...
Looking for more information about Tacketts Mill? 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 Tacketts Mill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tacketts Mill.
Adding Tacketts Mill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tacketts Mill 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 Tacketts Mill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Tacketts Mill in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Tacketts Mill post office opened in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tacketts Mill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Tacketts Mill and then turned west". While Tacketts Mill could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Tacketts Mill as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Tacketts Mill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Tacketts Mill - 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/ |