Welcome to Tormey ...

Tormey is located in Contra Costa County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Tormey, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tormey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Tormey is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities near Tormey ...

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

• Oakland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <4>
• Concord
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <4>
• Berkeley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
  • Berkeley is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkeley <4>
• Vallejo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallejo
  • Vallejo is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallejo <4>
• Fairfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Richmond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Alameda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  • Alameda is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alameda <4>
• Napa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa
  • Napa is located in Napa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napa <4>
• Pittsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <4>
• Walnut Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
  • Walnut Creek is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Creek <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 Tormey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tormey.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tormey ...

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

Adding Tormey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tormey post office opened in 1891.

We also found Tormey in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tormey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Contra Costa County: www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/