Welcome to Taggart ...

Taggart is located in Buckingham County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Taggart, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Taggart is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Taggart is located in the (434) area code.

Communities Also Named Taggart ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Taggart - they are located in Indiana (2), Missouri, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Taggart ...

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

• Scottsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <4>
• Dillwyn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
  • Dillwyn is located in Buckingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillwyn <4>
• Columbia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Bridgeport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
• Nicholas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
  • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
• Centenary
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
  • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
• Gold Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
• Weber City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
  • Weber City is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weber City <4>
• Warren
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Albemarle County
• Axtell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
  • Axtell is located in Buckingham 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 Taggart. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Taggart.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Taggart. See our Newspapers Page for Taggart.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taggart ...

Looking for more information about Taggart? 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 Taggart, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Taggart.

Adding Taggart to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Taggart 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 Taggart was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Taggart post office opened in 1896.

We also found Taggart on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taggart.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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