Welcome to Tacketts Mill ...

Tacketts Mill is located in Stafford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tacketts Mill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Tacketts Mill: Tacketts Ml. (or less commonly used: Tacketts Mll.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Tacketts Mill for more information about variations on the name of Tacketts Mill.

Tacketts Mill is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Tacketts Mill: (540)

Communities Also Named Tacketts Mill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tacketts Mill - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Tacketts Mill ...

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

• Manassas
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas
  • Manassas is located in Manassas City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas <4>
• Fredericksburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <4>
• Manassas Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas Park
  • Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <4>
• Warrenton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <4>
• Dumfries
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
  • Dumfries is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <4>
• Remington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
  • Remington is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <4>
• Quantico
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quantico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
  • Quantico is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <4>
• Hartwood Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
  • Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
• Brent Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brent Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
  • Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
• Meadowood Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
  • Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tacketts Mill ...

Looking for more information about Tacketts Mill? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tacketts Mill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tacketts Mill.

Adding Tacketts Mill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tacketts Mill 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 Tacketts Mill was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Tacketts Mill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tacketts Mill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Stafford County: www.co.stafford.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/