Welcome to Tamroy ...
So far, we found very little information about Tamroy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tamroy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tamroy, please Contact Us.
Tamroy would have been located within present day Raleigh County<2>.
The location of Tamroy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tamroy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Tamroy is 2,000 feet [610 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Tamroy was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Tamroy still existed, it would have been in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes.
Communities near Tamroy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tamroy.
- Beckley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckley
- Beckley is located in Raleigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,805 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckley <6>
- Oak Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <6>
- Fayetteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <6>
- Hinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Hinton is located in Summers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <6>
- Ansted
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansted have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansted
- Ansted is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansted <6>
- Mabscott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Sophia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sophia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sophia
- Sophia is located in Raleigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sophia <6>
- Meadow Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Lester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Rhodell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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 Tamroy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tamroy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tamroy. 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 Tamroy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tamroy. See our Newspapers Page for Tamroy.
Adding Tamroy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tamroy in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tamroy was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Tamroy in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Tamroy post office opened in 1914.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tamroy.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tamroy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Raleigh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tamroy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |