Welcome to Tally ...
So far, we found very little information about Tally. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tally to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tally, please Contact Us.
Tally would have been located within present day Cumberland County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tally, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Tally is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Tally was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Tally was located: 804 & 686<4>
Communities Also Named Tally ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tally - it's located in Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tally.
Communities near Tally ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tally.
- Dillwyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Trenton Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Gravel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Lakeside Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Gold Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Arvonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
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 Tally. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tally.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tally. 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 Tally.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tally. See our Newspapers Page for Tally.
Adding Tally to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tally in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Tally was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Tally post office opened in 1885. The Tally post office closed in 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tally.
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 Tally, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tally - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Tally area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Tally area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |