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Welcome to Tattnall ...

Tattnall is located in Phillips County<1>.

Tattnall is 2,250 feet [686 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Tattnall is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Tattnall lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Tattnall: 406

Communities near Tattnall ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Tattnall.

  • Saco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
    • Saco is located in Phillips County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <3>
  • Whitewater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Loring
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Malta
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Malta is located in Phillips County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <3>
  • Hinsdale
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wagner
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
    • Wagner is located in Phillips County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tattnall ...

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

Adding Tattnall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tattnall 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 Tattnall was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tattnall.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Phillips, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tattnall - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.