Welcome to Tangier ...Tangier is located in Parke County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Tangier, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886. Tangier is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Tangier lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Tangier (for example, toward Ridge Farm (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Area Code for Tangier: 765 Communities Also Named Tangier ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Tangier - they are located in Maryland, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tangier. Communities near Tangier ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tangier.
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 Tangier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tangier. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tangier. 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 Tangier. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tangier. See our Newspapers Page for Tangier. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tangier ...Looking for more information about Tangier? 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 Tangier, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tangier. Adding Tangier to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Tangier 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 Tangier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Tangier. Footnotes ...
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