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Welcome to Tatu ...

Tatu is located in Mendocino County<1>.

Tatu is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Tatu lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Tatu: 707 & 369<3>

Communities near Tatu ...

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

  • Willits
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Dos Rios
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Laytonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Covelo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bowman Place
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowman Place is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Place
  • Branscomb
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Spyrock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Spyrock is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyrock
  • Shake City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Shake City is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake City
  • Soda Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Soda Springs is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
  • Bell Springs ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bell Springs is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Springs

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 Tatu. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tatu.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tatu ...

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

Adding Tatu to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tatu 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 Tatu was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tatu.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Mendocino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tatu - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Tatu area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Tatu area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.