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Welcome to Tab ...

Tab is located in Warren County<1>.

Tab was established in 1905.

Tab is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Tab (for example, toward Rossville (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Tab: 765

Communities near Tab ...

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

  • Hoopeston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hoopeston is located in Vermilion County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopeston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoopeston <3>
  • Attica
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Covington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Fowler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamsport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rossville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rossville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <3>
  • Milford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Milford is located in Iroquois County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <3>
  • Oxford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Boswell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • West Lebanon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West Lebanon is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 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 Tab. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tab.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tab ...

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

Adding Tab to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tab 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 Tab was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Tab post office opened in 1907. The Tab post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tab.

Footnotes ...

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