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Welcome to Tangier ...

Tangier is located in Woodward County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tangier, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Tangier is 2,190 feet [668 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Tangier is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Tangier lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Tangier: 580

Communities Also Named Tangier ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Tangier - they are located in Indiana, Maryland, Nova Scotia, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Tangier ...

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

  • Woodward
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mooreland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Gage
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gage have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
    • Gage is located in Ellis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gage <3>
  • Fargo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
    • Fargo is located in Ellis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <3>
  • Fort Supply
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sharon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • May
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • May is located in Harper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <3>
  • Curtis
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
    • Curtis is located in Woodward County
  • Shattuck
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Vici
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tangier ...

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

Adding Tangier to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tangier post office opened in 1901.

We also found Tangier on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tangier.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Woodward, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tangier - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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