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Welcome to Tannery ...

Tannery is located in Lewis County<1>.

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

Tannery is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Tannery, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Tannery: 606

Communities Also Named Tannery ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Tannery - they are located in Maryland (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (4), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Tannery ...

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

  • Portsmouth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Olive Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Vanceburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • South Shore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Rome
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Concord
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Buena Vista
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Garrison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Garrison is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
  • Camp Dix
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
  • Smiths Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tannery ...

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

Adding Tannery to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tannery post office opened in 1889. The Tannery post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tannery.

Footnotes ...

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