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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.

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>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tuckahoe.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Henrico, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tuckahoe - 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 Tuckahoe area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Tuckahoe 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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/