Welcome to West Tappan ...
West Tappan is located in Saint Clair County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for West Tappan: W. Tappan
West Tappan is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Tappan lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for West Tappan: 810
Communities near West Tappan ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Tappan.
- Sarnia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Port Huron
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marine City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine City
- Marine City is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,035 people
- Former names for Marine City:
- Cottrellville
- Marine
- Newport
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine City <3>
- Point Edward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Edward came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Edward
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Edward <3>
- Yale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Yale is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <3>
- Capac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Armada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada
- Armada is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Former names for Armada:
- Burk's Corners
- Honeyoe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armada <3>
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 West Tappan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Tappan.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Tappan. 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 West Tappan.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Tappan. See our Newspapers Page for West Tappan.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Tappan ...
Looking for more information about West Tappan? 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 West Tappan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Tappan.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Tappan - 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |