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
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 .

Helipad
is a helipad, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Tappahannock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naylors and Naylors Beach.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , in the U.S. state of . is situated 3 miles north of Tappahannock.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , in the U.S. state of . is situated 3½ miles north of Tappahannock.

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.

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

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