Welcome to Tyler ...

Tyler is located in McCracken County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tyler, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Tyler is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Tyler is located in the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Tyler ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Tyler: This one is located in McCracken County and the other is located in Fulton County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 21 communities that are also named Tyler - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Kansas, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Texas, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Tyler ...

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

• Metropolis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
  • Metropolis is located in Massac County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metropolis <4>
• Benton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Calvert City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Brookport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport
  • Brookport is located in Massac County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookport <4>
• Kevil
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kevil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevil
  • Kevil is located in Ballard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kevil <4>
• Lone Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
• Grand Rivers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Joppa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
  • Joppa is located in Massac County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joppa <4>
• Smithland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Hamletsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamletsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tyler ...

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

Adding Tyler to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tyler post office opened in 1899.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tyler.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McCracken County: www.co.mccracken.ky.us/

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