Welcome to Tiger Tail ...

Tiger Tail is located in Dyer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tiger Tail, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Tiger Tail is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Tiger Tail and travel south, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Tiger Tail is located in the (731) area code.

Websites for Tiger Tail ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ddcc.dyercountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Tiger Tail ...

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

• Mengelwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
  • Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
• Dyersburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersburg
  • Dyersburg is located in Dyer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersburg <4>
• Blytheville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blytheville
  • Blytheville is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blytheville <4>
• Ripley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
• Caruthersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruthersville
  • Caruthersville is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caruthersville <4>
• Daniels Point Landing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
  • Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
• Halls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
  • Halls is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <4>
• Steele
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
  • Steele is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <4>
• Bruceville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
  • Bruceville is located in Dyer County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
• Powells Ferry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powells Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
  • Powells Ferry is located in Lake County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 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 Tiger Tail. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tiger Tail.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tiger Tail ...

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

Adding Tiger Tail to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tiger Tail post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tiger Tail.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/