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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Tarpon (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Tarpon. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Tarpon is located in Dickenson County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dickenson County: Pike (KY), Buchanan, Russell & Wise.

Below are the counties that are near Tarpon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tarpon:

  • Dickenson County     (The home county of Tarpon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tarpon, with the one closest to Tarpon listed first.
    • Clinchco
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Haysi
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
      • Haysi is located in Dickenson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <1>
    • Clintwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Aily
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aily. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
      • Aily is located in Dickenson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aily
      • From Tarpon to Aily
    • Omaha
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omaha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
      • Omaha is located in Dickenson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Omaha
      • From Tarpon to Omaha
    • Nora
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Darwin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bucu
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Carrie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
      • Carrie is located in Dickenson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carrie
      • From Tarpon to Carrie
    • Herald
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Buchanan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tarpon, with the one closest to Tarpon listed first.
    • Leemaster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Royal City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
      • Royal City is located in Buchanan County
    • Vansant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Big Rock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grundy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Council
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Janey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Rowe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
      • Rowe is located in Buchanan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rowe
      • From Tarpon to Rowe
    • Mavisdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Matney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Matney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
      • Matney is located in Buchanan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Matney
      • From Tarpon to Matney
    • Kelsa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jackson Flats
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Norton City
    • Norton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
      • Norton is located in Norton City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <1>
  • Russell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tarpon, with the one closest to Tarpon listed first.
    • Dante
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Artrip
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Artrip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
      • Artrip is located in Russell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Artrip
      • From Tarpon to Artrip
    • Cleveland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Russell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bickley Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Carterton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carterton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
      • Carterton is located in Russell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carterton
      • From Tarpon to Carterton
    • Castlewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Kiser ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
      • Kiser is located in Russell County
    • Jessees Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
      • Spring City is located in Russell County
    • Honaker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Dickensonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Scott County
  • Tazewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tarpon, with the one closest to Tarpon listed first.
    • Red Ash
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Ash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
      • Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Ash
      • From Tarpon to Red Ash
    • Raven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
      • Raven is located in Tazewell County
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tarpon, with the one closest to Tarpon listed first.
    • Haddonfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haddonfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
      • Haddonfield is located in Wise County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Haddonfield
      • From Tarpon to Haddonfield
    • Pound
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Almira
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Coeburn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Virginia City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
      • Virginia City is located in Wise County
    • Dwina
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Saint Paul
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Wise
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamilton town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
      • Hamilton town is located in Wise County
    • Esserville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
      • Blackwood is located in Wise County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blackwood
      • From Tarpon to Blackwood
    • Kent Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Floyd County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tarpon, with the one closest to Tarpon listed first.
    • Weeksbury
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeksbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
      • Weeksbury is located in Floyd County (KY)
    • Melvin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Floyd County (KY)
    • Beaver
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wheelwright
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
      • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Bypro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Galveston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galveston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
      • Galveston is located in Floyd County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Galveston
      • From Tarpon to Galveston
    • Teaberry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teaberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
      • Teaberry is located in Floyd County (KY)
    • Wheelwright Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Osborn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osborn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
      • Osborn is located in Floyd County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Osborn
      • From Tarpon to Osborn
    • Hi Hat
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hi Hat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi Hat
      • Hi Hat is located in Floyd County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hi Hat <1>
    • Grethel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grethel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
      • Grethel is located in Floyd County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grethel
      • From Tarpon to Grethel
    • Harold
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Knott County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tarpon, with the one closest to Tarpon listed first.
    • Kite
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
      • Kite is located in Knott County (KY)
    • Raven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
      • Raven is located in Knott County (KY)
    • Pine Top
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Pippa Passes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pippa Passes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
      • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Letcher County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tarpon, with the one closest to Tarpon listed first.
    • Burdine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
      • Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Jenkins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • McRoberts
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Cromona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
      • Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Fleming - Neon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming - Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
      • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Hemphill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Neon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neon
      • Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neon <1>
    • Tolliver Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Seco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
      • Seco is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Whitaker
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Millstone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
      • Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Deane
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
      • Deane is located in Letcher County (KY)
  • Pike County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tarpon, with the one closest to Tarpon listed first.
    • Elkhorn City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn City
      • Elkhorn City is located in Pike County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn City <1>
    • Ashcamp
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashcamp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
      • Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Cedarville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Hellier
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Belcher
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
      • Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Draffin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lookout
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lookout have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
      • Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Rockhouse
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
      • Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Marrowbone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lick Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lick Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
      • Lick Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Mouthcard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Dorton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • McDowell County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tarpon, with the one closest to Tarpon listed first.
    • Jackson Flats
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Paynesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Height
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Height. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
      • Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Height
      • From Tarpon to Height
  • Mingo County (WV)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tarpon, see our County-by-County Page for Tarpon.

Cemeteries Near Tarpon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tarpon.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tarpon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tarpon, with the one closest to Tarpon listed first.

  • Price Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mullins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mullins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mullins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Music Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Music Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Music Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hewitt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hewitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hewitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Puckett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puckett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Puckett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newberry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flemming Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flemming Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flemming Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Viers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Hay Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sunderland Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunderland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunderland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Davis Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tarpon had a population of 11 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Tarpon, with the one closest to Tarpon listed first.

  • Clintwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stratton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
    • Stratton is located in Dickenson County
  • Colley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley
    • Colley is located in Dickenson County
  • Aily
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aily. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
    • Aily is located in Dickenson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Aily
    • From Tarpon to Aily
  • Ashcamp
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashcamp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
    • Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Lookout
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lookout have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
    • Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Bucu
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
    • Bee is located in Dickenson County
  • Venters
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venters
    • Venters is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Judge ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
    • Judge is located in Dickenson County
  • Duty
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duty
    • Duty is located in Buchanan County
  • Davenport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Davenport is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tarpon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tarpon.

Newspapers Published in Tarpon ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tarpon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tarpon, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tarpon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Tarpon:

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

The official website for Dickenson County: www.dickensonctyva.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 Tarpon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tarpon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tarpon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1861, Longitude: -82.3513       In this case, the coordinates for Tarpon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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