Welcome to Tignor ...

Tignor is located in Caroline County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tignor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1922.

Tignor is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tignor: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Tignor ...

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

• Tappahannock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Tappahannock is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappahannock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappahannock <4>
• Warsaw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Warsaw is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Bowling Green
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bowling Green is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Montross
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Montross is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <4>
• Port Royal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Port Royal is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <4>
• Lloyds
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lloyds is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
• Cauthornville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
• Occupacia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Occupacia is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
• Sparta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sparta is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
• Loretto
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Loretto is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tignor ...

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

Adding Tignor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tignor post office opened in 1922. The Tignor post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tignor.