Welcome to Tally ...
So far, we found very little information about Tally. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tally to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tally, please Contact Us.
Tally would have been located within present day Cumberland County<2>.
The location of Tally has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tally, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Tally is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Tally was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Tally once stood is in the (804) area code.
Communities Also Named Tally ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tally - it's located in Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tally.
Communities near Tally ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tally.
- Dillwyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
- Dillwyn is located in Buckingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillwyn <5>
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
- Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
- Trenton Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <5>
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Gravel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Lakeside Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Gold Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Guinea Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland 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 Tally. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tally.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tally. 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 Tally.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tally. See our Newspapers Page for Tally.
Adding Tally to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tally in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tally was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Tally post office opened in 1885.
We also found Tally in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tally.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tally, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tally - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |