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Welcome to Tucker ...

Tucker is located in Ravalli County<1>.

Tucker is 3,420 feet [1,042 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Tucker is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Tucker and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Tucker: 406

Communities Also Named Tucker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Tucker - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Tucker ...

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

  • Hamilton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Stevensville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pinesdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinesdale
    • Pinesdale is located in Ravalli County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinesdale <3>
  • Corvallis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bing
    • Bing is located in Ravalli County
  • Cinnabar Court
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnabar Court
    • Cinnabar Court is located in Ravalli County
  • Leisure Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Leisure Village is located in Ravalli County
  • Grantsdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Florence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Ravalli County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <3>
  • Gorus
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorus
    • Gorus is located in Ravalli 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 Tucker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tucker.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tucker ...

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

Adding Tucker to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tucker.

Footnotes ...

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