Welcome to Tamo ...
Tamo is located in Jefferson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tamo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Tamo is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Tamo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Tamo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tamo.
- Pine Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Star City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Altheimer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gould
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grady
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wabbaseka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sarassa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarassa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Noble Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Noble Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Noble Lake
- From Tamo to Noble Lake
- Yorktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Richardson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Richardson is located in Jefferson 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 Tamo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tamo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tamo. 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 Tamo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tamo. See our Newspapers Page for Tamo.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tamo ...
Looking for more information about Tamo? 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 Tamo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tamo.
Adding Tamo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tamo 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 Tamo was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Tamo in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Tamo post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tamo.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tamo - 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |