Welcome to Tyler ...

Tyler is located in Spokane County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tyler, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Tyler is 2,290 feet [698 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Tyler is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Tyler: 509

Communities Also Named Tyler ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Tyler - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Tyler ...

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

• Cheney
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
  • Cheney is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheney <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cheney
  • From Tyler to Cheney
• Airway Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airway Heights
  • Airway Heights is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Airway Heights <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Airway Heights
  • From Tyler to Airway Heights
• Medical Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medical Lake
  • Medical Lake is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medical Lake <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Medical Lake
  • From Tyler to Medical Lake
• Reardan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reardan
  • Reardan is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reardan <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Reardan
  • From Tyler to Reardan
• Sprague
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
  • Sprague is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sprague <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sprague
  • From Tyler to Sprague
• Spangle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangle
  • Spangle is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spangle <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Spangle
  • From Tyler to Spangle
• Lamont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lamont
  • From Tyler to Lamont
• Lakeland Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Village
  • Lakeland Village is located in Spokane County
• Edwall
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwall
  • Edwall is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwall <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Edwall
  • From Tyler to Edwall
• Silver Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Silver Lake is located in Spokane County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Silver Lake
  • From Tyler to Silver Lake

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tyler ...

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

Adding Tyler to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Tyler post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tyler.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Spokane County: www.spokanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/