Welcome to Tabor ...
So far, we found very little information about Tabor. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tabor to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tabor, please Contact Us.
Tabor would have been located within present day Roane County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tabor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Tabor is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Tabor was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Tabor (for example, toward Pikeville), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Code where Tabor was located: 865
Communities Also Named Tabor ...
While we believe that this Tabor is located in Roane County, we know of another 2 Tennessee communities named Tabor. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cumberland and Meigs County.
Beyond Tennessee, there are 22 communities that are also named Tabor - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tabor.
Communities near Tabor ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tabor.
- Athens
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in McMinn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
- Lakemont Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemont Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- College Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Harriman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
- Harriman is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <5>
- Loudon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
- Loudon is located in Loudon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,009 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <5>
- Sweetwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <5>
- Kingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <5>
- Rockwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Rockwood is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,459 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <5>
- Spring City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Spring City is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring City <5>
- Surprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Tabor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tabor.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tabor. 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 Tabor.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tabor. See our Newspapers Page for Tabor.
Adding Tabor to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tabor in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tabor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Tabor post office opened in 1852.
We also found Tabor in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tabor.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Roane County: www.roanealliance.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tabor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Roane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tabor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |