Welcome to Tanner ...

Tanner is located in Greene County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tanner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Tanner is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The area code for Tanner: (812)

Communities Also Named Tanner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Tanner - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Tanner ...

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

• Bloomington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <4>
• Bedford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Ellettsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellettsville
  • Ellettsville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellettsville <4>
• Linton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
  • Linton is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linton <4>
• Bloomfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <4>
• Spencer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
• Worthington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <4>
• Odon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odon
  • Odon is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odon <4>
• Oolitic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolitic
  • Oolitic is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oolitic <4>
• Lyons
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <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 Tanner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tanner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tanner ...

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

Adding Tanner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tanner in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tanner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tanner post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tanner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov