LOKASI
Tanjung Rimau terletak hampir-hampir di tengah-tengah laluan utama (Jalan M61) antara pekan Alor Gajah, Melaka (9.9km) dan pekan Tampin, Negeri Sembilan (8.2km). Tanjung Rimau yang terletak dalam daerah Alor Gajah ini terbahagi kepada Kampung Tanjung Rimau Dalam dan Kampung Tanjung Rimau Luar (Tanjung Rimau, 2014). Tidak dapat dipastikan bagaimana pembahagian “luar” dan “dalam” ini dilakukan; namun bagi penduduk Kampung Tanjung Rimau Dalam, Kampung Tanjung Rimau Luar dirujuk sebagai “seberang”, dan begitulah sebaliknya. Ada kemungkinannya, "seberang” ini merujuk kepada “seberang sungai” Hulu Sungai Melaka yang merentasi kedua-dua buah kampung tersebut. Besar kemungkinan, bahagian yang “lebih luar” dari sungai (berhampiran dengan pekan) dinamakan “Tanjung Rimau Luar” dan yang lebih “dalam” dinamakan “Tanjung Rimau Luar”. Bukit yang tertinggi di situ adalah Bukit Merchat, yang terletak di Kampung Tanjung Rimau Luar. (Melaka Blogger, 2012).

LOCATION
Tanjung Rimau is located approximately in the middle of the main route (M61) between Alor Gajah in Melaka (9.9km south) and Tampin in Negeri Sembilan (8.2km). There are two areas within Tanjung Rimau – Kampung Tanjung Rimau Dalam and Kampung Tanjung Rimau Luar. It is not known how this “internal” (Malay “Dalam”) and “external” (Malay “Luar”) division was done; however, those residing in Kampung Tanjung Rimau Dalam would often refer Kampung Tanjung Rimau Luar as “seberang” (English: “across”) and vice-versa. There is a possibility that “across” refers to “across the Melaka River upstream” that flows through the village. Hence, the area that is closer to the bigger town, is referred to as “Tanjung Rimau Luar because the location is more “outward” compared to the more “inward” part of the kampung, hence the name “Kampung Tanjung Rimau Dalam” for the latter. The tallest hill is Bukit Merchat, and this hill is located in Kampung Tanjung Rimau Luar.

Menurut Melaka Blogger (2012), terdapat dua versi cerita yang disampaikan dari satu generasi ke generasi yang lain bagaimana Tanjung Rimau ini mendapat namanya.

1. Versi pertama dikaitkan dengan kewujudan seekor harimau jadian di kampung ini. Penduduk asal kampung mendakwa bahawa harimau jadian tersebut sering muncul apabila kesusahan seperti rompakan, gangguan musuh dan sebagainya melanda kampung ini. Harimau tersebutlah yang akan membantu penduduk kampung menangani masalah mereka. Namun tidak diceritakan pula bagaimana harimau tersebut membantu mereka.
2. Versi kedua pula dikaitkan dengan sekumpulan orang yang berketurunan raja. Kumpulan tersebut, yang diketuai oleh Panglima Hitam telah lari melalui sungai dan berehat seketika di sebuah tanjung. Diceritakan bahawa apabila Panglima Hitam naik sahaja ke daratan (iaitu tanjung tersebut), beliau begitu terkejut apabila mendapati adanya seekor harimau bermata satu yang sedang duduk di atas sebuah busut di tanjung tersebut. Panglima Hitam segera mengarahkan pengikutnya agar menjauhkan diri dari harimau tersebut. Hanya sesudah beliau berehat seketika (di bawah pohon chenai), beliau dapati bahawa tanjung tersebut begitu menarik perhatiannya dan amat sesuai sekali untuk penempatan dan kegiatan aktiviti pertanian. Justeru, Panglima Hitam mengambil keputusan untuk tinggal terus di situ lalu menamakan tempat itu sebagai “Tanjung Harimau”. Akibat proses morfologi yang dinamakan “pemangkasan” clipping), nama harimau yang menjadi mitos dalam kalangan penduduk tempatan itu lama-kelamaannya dipendekkan namanya menjadi “Tanjung Rimau”.

TOPONYMY
According to Melaka Blogger (2012), there are two versions on how Tanjung Rimau got its name. These versions have been passed from one generation to another.

1. The first version is related to the story of a weretiger that was believed to exist in the village. The pioneers of the village claimed that the weretiger would often appear when the villagers experienced hardship such as robbery, enemy threat etc. The weretiger would help the villagers overcome their problem. However, it is not known how the weretiger helped the villagers.
2. The second version is related to a group of royalties. The group, which was lead by Panglima Hitam, had ran through the river (presumeably the Melaka River upstream), and had taken a break at a promontory. It was reported that as soon as Panglima Hitam mounted the promontory from the river below, he was shocked to see a one-eyed tiger there, sitting on an anthill. Panglima Hitam quickly ordered his people to distance themselves away from the tiger. Later when he had taken his rest, Panglima Hitam realised that he was attracted to the promontory; he found that the promontory was very suitable for settlement and good for agricultural activities. Hence, Panglima Hitam decided to reside there and thus, named the place “Tanjung Harimau”. Through morphological process called clipping, the word harimau, over the years, has now become “rimau”, and the village is now known as “Tanjung Rimau”.

TARIKAN

1. Rumah Warisan yang berusia lebih kurang 90 tahun yang terletak di atas sebidang tanah seluas 1 ekar di Batu 21/1, Bukit Merchat, Kampung Tanjung Rimau, 78000 Alor Gajah Melaka. Milik Pn Hjh Noriah binti Alimat, cucu kepada Abd Ghani Bin Ludin, bekas penghulu kampong Tanjung Rimau
2. A’Famosa Water World.
3. Hulu Sungai Melaka yang merentasi Kampung Tanjung Rimau
4. Bukit Mercat di mana letaknya Sekolah Rendah Agama JAIM.
5. Walaupun kampung ini terletak dalam negeri Melaka, penduduknya bertutur dalam loghat Negeri Sembilan dan dipengaruhi adat perpatih.

ATTRACTION

1. A 90-year-old Rumah Warisan (Heritage House) which is located on a 1-acre land at Batu 21/1, Bukit Merchat, Kampung Tanjung Rimau, 78000 Alor Gajah Melaka.
   This house belongs to Hjh Noriah binti Alimat, a grand daughter to Abd Ghani bin Ludin, a former village head of Kampung Tanjung Rimau.
2. A’Famosa Water World
3. The Melaka River upstream that flows across Kampung Tanjung Rimau
4. Bukit Merchat where Sekolah Rendah Agama JAIM is
5. Although this is in Melaka, the people speak Negeri Sembilan Dialect and have Adat Perpatih Influence.