Welcome to Tucker ...
So far, we found very little information about Tucker. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tucker to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tucker, please Contact Us.
Tucker would have been located within present day Utah County<2>.
Google driving directions from your current location to Tucker
We aren't confident of the location of Tucker, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tucker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Tucker is 6,220 feet [1,896 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Tucker is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Tucker was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Tucker was located: 801 & 385<5>
In the past, Tucker was named Clear Creek.
Communities Also Named Tucker ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Tucker - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tucker.
Communities near Tucker ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tucker.
- Birdseye
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- Birdseye is located in Utah County
- Former names for Birdseye:
- Clinton
- Summit Basin
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Birdseye
From Tucker to Birdseye
- Scofield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Scofield is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Scofield
From Tucker to Scofield
- Mill Fork ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mill Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Fork
- Mill Fork is located in Utah County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Mill Fork
From Tucker to Mill Fork
- Soldier Summit ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Colton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Colton is located in Utah County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Colton
From Tucker to Colton
- Hale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Hale is located in Emery County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Hale
From Tucker to Hale
- Winter Quarters ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Quarters
- Winter Quarters is located in Carbon County
- Thistle ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
- Thistle is located in Utah County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Thistle
From Tucker to Thistle
- Consumers ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Consumers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consumers
- Consumers is located in Carbon County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Consumers
From Tucker to Consumers
- National ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for National. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
- National is located in Carbon County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to National
From Tucker to National
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 Tucker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tucker.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tucker. 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 Tucker.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tucker. See our Newspapers Page for Tucker.
Adding Tucker to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tucker 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 Tucker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Tucker post office opened in 1881.
We also found Tucker in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tucker.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Utah County: www.co.utah.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.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 Tucker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Utah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tucker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
<5> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 801 code has been Overlayed with the 385 area code. New phone numbers in the Tucker area will be assigned with one of these codes: 801 or 385. As a result, placing a call in the Tucker area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |