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Welcome to Tuckahoe ...

Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tuckahoe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

Tuckahoe is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tuckahoe: 609 & 640<3>

The ZIP code for Tuckahoe: 08250<4>

Communities Also Named Tuckahoe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Tuckahoe - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Tuckahoe ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.capemaycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Tuckahoe, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Tuckahoe ...

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

  • Atlantic City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Millville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasantville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ocean City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocean City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
    • Ocean City is located in Cape May County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,902 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ocean City
    • From Tuckahoe to Ocean City
  • Somers Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers Point have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Point
    • Somers Point is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,153 people
  • Ventnor City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ventnor City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventnor City
    • Ventnor City is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,872 people
  • Absecon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Northfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Northfield is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
  • Linwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Margate City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margate City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margate City
    • Margate City is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,801 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 Tuckahoe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tuckahoe.

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

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

Adding Tuckahoe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tuckahoe 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 Tuckahoe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Tuckahoe post office opened in 1828.

We also found Tuckahoe in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tuckahoe.

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

The official website for Cape May County: www.co.cape-may.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Cape May, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tuckahoe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 609 code has been Overlayed with the 640 area code. New phone numbers in the Tuckahoe area will be assigned with one of these codes: 609 or 640. As a result, placing a call in the Tuckahoe area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Tuckahoe). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Tuckahoe or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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