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Welcome to Tenney ...

The city of Tenney is located in Wilkin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tenney, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Tenney had a population of 5 people.<2> (see below for details).

Tenney is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Tenney lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Tenney: 218

Communities Also Named Tenney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tenney - it's located in Hawaii.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tenney.

Communities near Tenney ...

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

  • Wahpeton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wahpeton is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,728 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahpeton <4>
  • Breckenridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheaton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rosholt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosholt is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosholt <4>
  • Fairmount
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wendell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Campbell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Campbell is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Foxhome
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Foxhome is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Norcross
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Norcross is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Nashua
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Nashua is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tenney. See our Newspapers Page for Tenney.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tenney ...

Looking for more information about Tenney? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tenney, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tenney.

Adding Tenney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tenney 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 (so far) for Tenney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tenney post office opened in 1887. The Tenney post office closed in 1985.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tenney.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Wilkin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Tenney.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tenney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/