Welcome to Tar River ...

Tar River is located in Granville County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tar River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

A typical abbreviation for Tar River: Tar Riv.

Tar River is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tar River: 919 & 984<3>

Communities near Tar River ...

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

• Wake Forest
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
  • Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <5>
• Henderson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Vance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Henderson
  • From Tar River to Henderson
• Oxford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Granville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oxford
  • From Tar River to Oxford
• Butner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butner
  • Butner is located in Granville County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 7,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butner <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Butner
  • From Tar River to Butner
• Creedmoor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creedmoor
  • Creedmoor is located in Granville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creedmoor <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Creedmoor
  • From Tar River to Creedmoor
• Louisburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
  • Louisburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Louisburg
  • From Tar River to Louisburg
• Franklinton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • Franklinton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Franklinton
  • From Tar River to Franklinton
• Youngsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Youngsville
  • From Tar River to Youngsville
• Stem
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
  • Stem is located in Granville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
• Stovall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stovall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
  • Stovall is located in Granville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tar River ...

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

Adding Tar River to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Tar River post office opened in 1848.

We also found Tar River in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tar River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Granville County: www.granvillecounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/