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Welcome to Tara ...

Tara is located in Webster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tara, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Tara is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Tara: 515

Communities Also Named Tara ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Tara - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (2), Louisiana, Maryland (2), Missouri, North Dakota, Ontario and Virginia.

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

Communities near Tara ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tara ...

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

Adding Tara to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tara post office opened in 1873.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tara.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tara - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/