Welcome to Tarter ...

Tarter is located in Polk County<1>.

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

Tarter is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Tarter lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Tarter: (503) and (971)<4>

Communities near Tarter ...

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

• Salem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Corvallis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvallis
  • Corvallis is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corvallis <5>
• Albany
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <5>
• Dallas
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <5>
• Independence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <5>
• Monmouth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
  • Monmouth is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <5>
• Philomath
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philomath
  • Philomath is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philomath <5>
• Jefferson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <5>
• Millersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
• Turner
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
  • Turner is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tarter ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/