Welcome to Tacony ...

Tacony is located in Philadelphia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tacony, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Tacony is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Tacony ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tacony - it's located in Florida.

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

Communities near Tacony ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Philadelphia
  • From Tacony to Philadelphia
• Camden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Camden
  • From Tacony to Camden
• Norristown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Norristown
  • From Tacony to Norristown
• Lansdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lansdale
  • From Tacony to Lansdale
• Yeadon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yeadon
  • From Tacony to Yeadon
• Gloucester City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gloucester City
  • From Tacony to Gloucester City
• Darby
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Darby
  • From Tacony to Darby
• Lansdowne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>
• Burlington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Burlington
  • From Tacony to Burlington
• Woodbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woodbury
  • From Tacony to Woodbury

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tacony ...

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

Adding Tacony to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Tacony post office opened in 1855.

We also found Tacony in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tacony.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/