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Welcome to Tamworth ...

Tamworth is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tamworth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Tamworth is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tamworth: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Tamworth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Tamworth - they are located in Iowa, New Hampshire and Ontario.

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

Communities near Tamworth ...

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

  • Columbia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeside Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
  • Clinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Clinton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Fife
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Enon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Enon is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
  • Trenton Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
  • Beaumont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
  • Belona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Belona is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
  • Michaux
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
  • Goochland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tamworth ...

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

Adding Tamworth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tamworth 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 (so far) for Tamworth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tamworth post office opened in 1893. The Tamworth post office closed in 1983.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tamworth.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tamworth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Tamworth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Tamworth area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/