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Welcome to Tankville ...

Tankville is located in Alexander County<1>.

Tankville is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tankville: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named Tankville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tankville - it's located in New Brunswick.

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

Communities near Tankville ...

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

  • Cape Girardeau
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Charleston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Charleston is located in Mississippi County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
  • Scott City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Chaffee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Chaffee is located in Scott County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,901 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaffee <4>
  • Cairo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cairo is located in Alexander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
  • Oran
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Oran is located in Scott County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <4>
  • Miner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Miner is located in Scott County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
  • Benton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Benton is located in Scott County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
  • Bertrand
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bertrand is located in Mississippi County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Morley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Morley is located in Scott County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tankville ...

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

Adding Tankville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tankville 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 Tankville was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tankville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Alexander, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tankville - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Tankville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Tankville 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.