Welcome to Tuck ...

Tuck is located in Daviess County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tuck, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Tuck is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Tuck and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Tuck: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Tuck ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Tuck - they are located in Arkansas and Kansas.

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

Communities near Tuck ...

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

• Owensboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
  • Owensboro is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensboro <4>
• Rockport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rockport is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <4>
• Livermore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <4>
• Calhoun
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Calhoun is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Former names for Calhoun:
  • Calhoon
  • Fort Vienna
  • Vienna Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <4>
• Grandview
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <4>
• Whitesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
  • Whitesville is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <4>
• Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
  • Island is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island <4>
• Sacramento
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacramento have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
  • Sacramento is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <4>
• Richland City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
  • Richland City is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
  • Richland City has also been known as:
  • Richland
• Utica
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <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 Tuck. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tuck.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tuck ...

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

Adding Tuck to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tuck 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 Tuck was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Tuck post office opened in 1899.

We also found Tuck on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tuck.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Daviess County: www.daviessky.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/