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Welcome to Tanner ...

Tanner is located in King County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tanner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Tanner is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Tanner lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Tanner: 425

Communities Also Named Tanner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Tanner - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (2), Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Tanner ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tanner ...

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

Adding Tanner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tanner 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 Tanner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Tanner post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tanner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including King, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tanner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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