Welcome to Tappahannock ...

The town of Tappahannock is located in Essex County<1> and is the County Seat for Essex County.

The location of Tappahannock has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Tappahannock: TAPP-ah-HANN-ock<3>

Tappahannock was established in 1608.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tappahannock has a population of 2,399 people<4> (see below for details).

The community of Tappahannock is near sea level<5>.

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

Tappahannock is located in the (804) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tappahannock had an population of 2,399 people. This is an increase of 1.01% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.01% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tappahannock had a population of 2,375 people (or 21.3% of the total population of Essex County). This makes Tappahannock the county's most populous community.

The population of Tappahannock represents 0.03% of the total population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 88th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,375 people, the population of Tappahannock increased 14.85% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,068 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Tappahannock.

Communities near Tappahannock ...

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

• Warsaw
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <6>
• Montross
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
  • Montross is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <6>
• Dunbrooke
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbrooke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
  • Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
• Dunnsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnsville
  • Dunnsville is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunnsville <6>
• Millers Tavern
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
  • Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
• Bowlers Wharf
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
  • Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
• Tallent Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallent Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
  • Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
• Lloyds
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
  • Lloyds is located in Essex County
• Newland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
  • Newland is located in Richmond County
• Contra
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Contra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
  • Contra is located in King and Queen County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tappahannock. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Tappahannock.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tappahannock ...

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

Adding Tappahannock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tappahannock post office opened in 1792.

We also found Tappahannock in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tappahannock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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