Welcome to Tansill ...

Tansill is located in Pope County<1>.

The location of Tansill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Tansill is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Tansill: (618)

Communities near Tansill ...

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

• Paducah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
  • Paducah is located in McCracken County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <4>
• Metropolis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
  • Metropolis is located in Massac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metropolis <4>
• Rosiclare
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosiclare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiclare
  • Rosiclare is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosiclare <4>
• Brookport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport
  • Brookport is located in Massac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookport <4>
• Salem
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Livingston County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Golconda
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golconda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
  • Golconda is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golconda <4>
• Lone Oak
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
• Joppa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
  • Joppa is located in Massac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joppa <4>
• Smithland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
  • Smithland is located in Livingston County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithland <4>
• Elizabethtown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <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 Tansill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tansill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tansill ...

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

Adding Tansill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tansill post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tansill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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