Welcome to Tavener ...

Tavener is located on the Gulf Coast.

Tavener is located in Fort Bend County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tavener, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Tavener is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Tavener ...

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

• Rosenberg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberg
  • Rosenberg is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosenberg <4>
• Katy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
  • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <4>
• Fulshear
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulshear
  • Fulshear is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulshear <4>
• Richmond
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Wharton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
  • Wharton is located in Wharton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wharton <4>
• Sealy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sealy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealy
  • Sealy is located in Austin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sealy <4>
• Brookshire
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookshire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookshire
  • Brookshire is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookshire <4>
• Weston Lakes
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Lakes
  • Weston Lakes is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,191 people
• Needville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needville
  • Needville is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needville <4>
• East Bernard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bernard
  • East Bernard is located in Wharton County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Bernard <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 Tavener. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tavener.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tavener ...

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

Adding Tavener to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tavener post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tavener.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fort Bend County: www.co.fort-bend.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/