Welcome to Tatumsville ...

Tatumsville is located in Marshall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tatumsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Tatumsville is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Tatumsville is within the boundaries of the (270) area code.

Websites for Tatumsville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.marshallcounty.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Tatumsville, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Tatumsville ...

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

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

Communities near Tatumsville ...

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

• Paducah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
  • Paducah is located in McCracken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <3>
• Benton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <3>
• Eddyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <3>
• Calvert City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
  • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
  • Calvert City has also been known as:
  • Calvert
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <3>
• Kuttawa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuttawa
  • Kuttawa is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kuttawa <3>
• Hardin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Hardin is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <3>
• Grand Rivers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
  • Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <3>
• Smithland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
  • Smithland is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithland <3>
• Hamletsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamletsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamletsburg
  • Hamletsburg is located in Pope County (IL)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamletsburg <3>
• Dycusburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dycusburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
  • Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people

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 Tatumsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tatumsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tatumsville ...

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

Adding Tatumsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tatumsville post office opened in 1897.

We also found Tatumsville on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tatumsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/