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Welcome to Tacy ...

Tacy is located in Barbour County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tacy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Tacy is 1,690 feet [515 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tacy: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Tacy ...

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

  • Bridgeport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Buckhannon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Grafton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Philippi
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Belington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Parsons
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Anmoore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Rowlesburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Junior
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Junior is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tacy ...

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

Adding Tacy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tacy 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 (so far) for Tacy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tacy post office opened in 1881. The Tacy post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tacy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Barbour, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tacy - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Tacy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Tacy 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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