Welcome to Tarkington Prairie ...
So far, we found very little information about Tarkington Prairie. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tarkington Prairie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Tarkington Prairie - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Tarkington Prairie, please Contact Us.
Tarkington Prairie was located on the Gulf Coast.
While we don't have the exact location of Tarkington Prairie , we believe that it would have been located within present day Liberty County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tarkington Prairie, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1882.
A typical abbreviation for Tarkington Prairie: Tarkington Pr.
Time Zone: The area where Tarkington Prairie was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Adding Tarkington Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tarkington Prairie 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 Tarkington Prairie was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1882.
We also found Tarkington Prairie on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1920.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tarkington Prairie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Liberty County: www.co.liberty.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 Tarkington Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Liberty, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |