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Welcome to Tarrytown ...

Tarrytown is located in Sumter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tarrytown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Tarrytown is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Tarrytown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Tarrytown: 352

Communities Also Named Tarrytown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Tarrytown - they are located in Georgia, Missouri, New York (2) and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tarrytown.

Communities near Tarrytown ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tarrytown ...

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

Adding Tarrytown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tarrytown 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 Tarrytown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Tarrytown on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tarrytown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tarrytown - 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.