Welcome to Tannersville ...

Tannersville is located in Monroe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tannersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

Tannersville is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Tannersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Tannersville - they are located in Indiana, New York, Ontario and Virginia.

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

Communities near Tannersville ...

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

• East Stroudsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stroudsburg
  • East Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Stroudsburg <4>
• Stroudsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudsburg
  • Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stroudsburg <4>
• Bangor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
• Pen Argyl
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Argyl
  • Pen Argyl is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pen Argyl <4>
• Mount Pocono
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pocono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pocono
  • Mount Pocono is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pocono <4>
• Wind Gap
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Gap
  • Wind Gap is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wind Gap <4>
• Belvidere
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
• East Bangor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
  • East Bangor is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
• Roseto
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
  • Roseto is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto <4>
• Stockertown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockertown
  • Stockertown is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockertown <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tannersville ...

Looking for more information about Tannersville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Tannersville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tannersville.

Adding Tannersville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tannersville post office opened in 1840.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tannersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.pa.us/

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