Welcome to Tyrone ...

Tyrone is located in Livingston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tyrone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

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

Communities Also Named Tyrone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Tyrone: This one is located in Livingston County and the other is located in Kent County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 26 communities that are also named Tyrone - they are located in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Tyrone ...

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

• Flint
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Flint is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Flint
  • From Tyrone to Flint
• Burton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
  • Burton is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burton <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Burton
  • From Tyrone to Burton
• Wixom
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixom
  • Wixom is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wixom <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wixom
  • From Tyrone to Wixom
• Fenton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
  • Fenton is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <2>
• Howell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Howell is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howell <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Howell
  • From Tyrone to Howell
• Grand Blanc
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Blanc
  • Grand Blanc is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Blanc <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grand Blanc
  • From Tyrone to Grand Blanc
• Brighton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Brighton is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brighton
  • From Tyrone to Brighton
• Walled Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walled Lake
  • Walled Lake is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walled Lake <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Walled Lake
  • From Tyrone to Walled Lake
• Milford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Milford
  • From Tyrone to Milford
• Holly
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Holly is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Holly
  • From Tyrone to Holly

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tyrone ...

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

Adding Tyrone to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Tyrone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Tyrone post office opened in 1839.

We also found Tyrone in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tyrone.