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Welcome to Tacon ...

Tacon is located in Mobile County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tacon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Tacon is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Tacon: 251

Communities near Tacon ...

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

  • Mobile
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Daphne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Fairhope
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Prichard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Saraland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Spanish Fort
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Satsuma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Semmes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chickasaw
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Creola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Creola is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 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 Tacon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tacon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tacon ...

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

Adding Tacon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tacon 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 (so far) for Tacon was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tacon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Mobile, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tacon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.