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>.
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 elevation 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
If Tucker still existed, it would have been in the (801) & (385)<5> area codes.
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
- 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
- Mill Fork ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Soldier Summit ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Summit
- Soldier Summit is located in Wasatch County
- Colton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Hale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - 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
- Consumers ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - National ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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> | Area code (385) is an overlay for area code (801). |
| <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/ |