Welcome to Tuckahoe ...

Tuckahoe is located in Henrico County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tuckahoe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

Tuckahoe is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tuckahoe: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Tuckahoe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Tuckahoe - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Tuckahoe ...

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

• Richmond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Richmond City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Richmond
  • From Tuckahoe to Richmond
• Ashland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Hanover County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ashland
  • From Tuckahoe to Ashland
• Bon Air
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
  • Bon Air is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bon Air <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bon Air
  • From Tuckahoe to Bon Air
• Lakeside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Lakeside is located in Henrico County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lakeside
  • From Tuckahoe to Lakeside
• Laurel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Henrico County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Laurel
  • From Tuckahoe to Laurel
• Tuckahoe Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
  • Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tuckahoe Village
  • From Tuckahoe to Tuckahoe Village
• Chesterfield Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
  • Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
• Glen Allen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
  • Glen Allen is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Allen <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glen Allen
  • From Tuckahoe to Glen Allen
• Robious
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
  • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Robious
  • From Tuckahoe to Robious
• Short Pump
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Pump
  • Short Pump is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Short Pump <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Short Pump
  • From Tuckahoe to Short Pump

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tuckahoe ...

Looking for more information about Tuckahoe? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Tuckahoe, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tuckahoe.

Adding Tuckahoe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tuckahoe 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 for Tuckahoe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Tuckahoe post office opened in 1835.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tuckahoe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Henrico County: www.co.henrico.va.us/

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