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Welcome to Tamalco ...

Tamalco is located in Bond County<1>.

The pronunciation of Tamalco: tuh-MAL-koh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tamalco, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Tamalco is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Tamalco ...

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

  • Centralia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Vandalia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Breese
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carlyle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Aviston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandoval
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wamac
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wamac is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
  • Central City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Central City is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Odin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Odin is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odin <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 Tamalco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tamalco.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tamalco ...

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

Adding Tamalco to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tamalco post office opened in 1884. The Tamalco post office closed in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tamalco.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Bond, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Tamalco. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tamalco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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