Welcome to Tulin ...

So far, we found very little information about Tulin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Tulin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tulin, please Contact Us.

Tulin would have been located within present day Cabarrus County<2>.

The location of Tulin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tulin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Tulin is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Tulin was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Tulin still existed, it would have been in the (704) and (980)<5> area codes.

Communities near Tulin ...

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

• Charlotte
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <6>
• Concord
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <6>
• Huntersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
  • Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <6>
• Kannapolis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kannapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kannapolis
  • Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kannapolis <6>
• Mooresville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
  • Mooresville is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <6>
• Salisbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <6>
• Cornelius
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
  • Cornelius is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <6>
• Harrisburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <6>
• Mount Holly
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Mount Holly is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <6>
• Davidson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
  • Davidson is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidson <6>

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

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

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

Adding Tulin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tulin in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tulin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Tulin post office opened in 1856.

We also found Tulin in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tulin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cabarrus County: www.co.cabarrus.nc.us/

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