Welcome to Tillery ...

Tillery is located in Halifax County<1>.

The location of Tillery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tillery, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Tillery is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Tillery is located in the (252) area code.

Communities near Tillery ...

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

• Roanoke Rapids
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke Rapids
  • Roanoke Rapids is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke Rapids <4>
• Enfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <4>
• Scotland Neck
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Neck
  • Scotland Neck is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland Neck <4>
• Weldon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
  • Weldon is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon <4>
• Gaston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
  • Gaston is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <4>
• Garysburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysburg
  • Garysburg is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garysburg <4>
• Rich Square
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Square
  • Rich Square is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Square <4>
• Conway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
• Woodland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <4>
• Whitakers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitakers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitakers
  • Whitakers is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitakers <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tillery ...

Looking for more information about Tillery? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Tillery, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tillery.

Adding Tillery to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tillery 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 Tillery was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tillery post office opened in 1882.

We also found Tillery in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tillery.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Halifax County: www.halifaxnc.com/

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