Welcome to Tanguy ...

Tanguy is primarily located in Chester County<1>. A portion of Tanguy extends into Delaware County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tanguy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Tanguy is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Tanguy: (610) and (484)<4>

Websites for Tanguy ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

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

Communities near Tanguy ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Wilmington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <5>
• Norristown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Chester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
• West Chester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Phoenixville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
• Coatesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <5>
• Yeadon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Darby
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Lansdowne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <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 Tanguy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tanguy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tanguy ...

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

Adding Tanguy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tanguy 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 Tanguy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tanguy post office opened in 1888.

We also found Tanguy on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tanguy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

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