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Welcome to Tanners Cross Roads ...

So far, we found very little information about Tanners Cross Roads. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Tanners Cross Roads to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tanners Cross Roads, please Contact Us.



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


A typical abbreviation for Tanners Cross Roads: Tanners Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Tanners Cross Roads for more information about variations on the name of Tanners Cross Roads.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Tanners Cross Roads is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Tanners Cross Roads was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Tanners Cross Roads still existed, it would have been in the (757) area code.

Communities near Tanners Cross Roads ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tanners Cross Roads.

  • Virginia Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Chesapeake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
    • Chesapeake is located in Chesapeake City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247,011 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake <4>
  • Norfolk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Newport News
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hampton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Portsmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Poquoson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
    • Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <4>
  • Alantic City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
    • Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
  • New Town ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • New Town is located in Norfolk City
  • Aragona Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aragona Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
    • Aragona Village is located in Virginia Beach City

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

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

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 Tanners Cross Roads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tanners Cross Roads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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