Welcome to Tillman ...

Tillman is located in Claiborne County<1>.

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

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

Tillman is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Tillman: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Tillman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Tillman: This one is located in Claiborne County and the other is located in Copiah County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 9 communities that are also named Tillman - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Tillman ...

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

• Fayette
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <5>
• Port Gibson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson
  • Port Gibson is located in Claiborne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Gibson <5>
• Saint Joseph
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <5>
• Red Lick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
  • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
• Harriston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
  • Harriston is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriston <5>
• Saint Elmo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
  • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
• Carlisle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
• Westside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
  • Westside is located in Claiborne County
• Willows
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
  • Willows is located in Claiborne County
• Grand Gulf
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
  • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne 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 Tillman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tillman.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tillman ...

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

Adding Tillman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tillman 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 Tillman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

We also found Tillman on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tillman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/