Tappahannock

Tappahannock is the oldest town in , , United States. The population was 2,375 at the 2010 census, up from 2,068 at the 2000 census.
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  • Type: Town with 2,160 residents
  • Description: town in Essex County, Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Hobbes Hole”, “Hobbs His Hole”, “Hobbs Hold”, “Hobbs Hole”, “Hobs Hole”, “New Plymouth”, “Tappahannock, VA”, “Tappahannock, Virginia”, “Tappanhannocke Towne”, and “Washington”
  • Postal code: 22560

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Margaret’s School and Coleman Island.

School
Photo: David Broad, CC BY 3.0.
St. Margaret's School was an independent, Episcopal, all-girls school located in the town of Tappahannock, Virginia, United States, on the banks of the .

Island
Photo: David Broad, CC BY 3.0.

Helipad
Photo: David Broad, CC BY 3.0.
is a helipad, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Tappahannock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunnsville and Wares Wharf.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , in the U.S. state of . U.S. Route 17, which transects the community, has a roadside historical marker commemorating the Rappahannock Industrial Academy. is situated 5 miles southeast of Tappahannock.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in in the U.S. state of . is situated 6 miles southeast of Tappahannock.

Town
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an incorporated town in and the county seat of , , United States. The population was 1,637 at the 2020 census and is estimated to be 2,330 as of 2023. is situated 6 miles east of Tappahannock.

Tappahannock

Latitude
37.92832° or 37° 55′ 42″ north
Longitude
-76.86004° or 76° 51′ 36″ west
Population
2,160
Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US TKV
Open location code
8795W4HQ+8X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 157608473
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4788822
Wiki­data ID
Q1373810
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Tappahannock” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Tappahannock”
  • Arabic: “تاباهانوك”
  • Basque: “Tappahannock”
  • Bulgarian: “Тапаханок”
  • Catalan: “Tappahannock”
  • Cebuano: “Tappahannock”
  • Chechen: “Таппаганнок”
  • Chinese: “Tappahannock”
  • Chinese: “塔帕汉诺克”
  • Chinese: “塔帕漢諾克”
  • Danish: “Tappahannock”
  • Dutch: “Tappahannock”
  • French: “Tappahannock”
  • German: “Tappahannock”
  • Gilaki: “تاپاهانوک (ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “تاپاهانوک”
  • Haitian: “Tappahannock, Vijini”
  • Haitian: “Tappahannock”
  • Hebrew: “טאפהאנוק”
  • Hungarian: “Tappahannock”
  • Irish: “Tappahannock”
  • Italian: “Tappahannock”
  • Ladin: “Tappahannock”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tappahannock”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tappahannock (Virginia)”
  • Norwegian: “Tappahannock”
  • Polish: “Tappahannock”
  • Portuguese: “Tappahannock”
  • Russian: “Таппаханнок”
  • Serbian: “Тапаханок”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Tappahannock, Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Tappahannock”
  • Slovenian: “Tappahannock”
  • South Azerbaijani: “تاپاهانوک، ویرجینیا”
  • Spanish: “Tappahannock (Virginia)”
  • Spanish: “Tappahannock”
  • Swedish: “Tappahannock”
  • Tatar: “Таппаганнок”
  • Ukrainian: “Таппаганнок”
  • Uzbek: “Tappahannock”
  • Uzbek: “Таппаҳанноcк”
  • Volapük: “Tappahannock”
  • Welsh: “Tappahannock, Virginia”
  • Welsh: “Tappahannock”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Essex County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff’s Office & District Court.

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