Welcome to Tyro ...

Tyro is located in Nelson County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Tyro (Patience, this may take a moment).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tyro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Tyro is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Tyro: 434

The ZIP code for Tyro: 22976<3>

Communities Also Named Tyro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Tyro - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Tyro ...

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

• Waynesboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Waynesboro City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Waynesboro
  • From Tyro to Waynesboro
• Buena Vista
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
• Amherst
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Amherst
  • From Tyro to Amherst
• Lowesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
  • Lowesville is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowesville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lowesville
  • From Tyro to Lowesville
• Colleen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
  • Colleen is located in Nelson County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Colleen
  • From Tyro to Colleen
• Nellysford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellysford
  • Nellysford is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nellysford <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nellysford
  • From Tyro to Nellysford
• Old Myndus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
  • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Old Myndus
  • From Tyro to Old Myndus
• Adial
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
  • Adial is located in Nelson County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Adial
  • From Tyro to Adial
• Lodebar
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
  • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lodebar
  • From Tyro to Lodebar
• Greenfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenfield
  • From Tyro to Greenfield

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tyro ...

Looking for more information about Tyro? 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 Tyro, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tyro.

Adding Tyro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tyro 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 Tyro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Tyro post office opened in 1885.

We also found Tyro in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tyro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncounty.com/

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