Welcome to Tungsten ...

Tungsten is located in Vance County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tungsten, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1949.

Tungsten is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Tungsten lies within the (252) area code.

Communities Also Named Tungsten ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Tungsten - they are located in Colorado, Montana, Nevada and Northwest Territories.

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

Communities near Tungsten ...

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

• Henderson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Oxford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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 <4>
• Chase City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase City
  • Chase City is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chase City <4>
• Clarksville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Norlina
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norlina
  • Norlina is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norlina <4>
• Warrenton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <4>
• Stovall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stovall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• Boydton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boydton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydton
  • Boydton is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boydton <4>
• Middleburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Middleburg is located in Vance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <4>
• Virgilina
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgilina
  • Virgilina is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgilina <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 Tungsten. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tungsten.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tungsten ...

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

Adding Tungsten to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tungsten post office opened in 1949.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tungsten.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Vance County: www.vancecounty.org/

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