Welcome to Teal ...

So far, we found very little information about Teal. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Teal to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Teal, please Contact Us.

Teal would have been located within present day Coffee County<2>.

The location of Teal has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Teal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Teal is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Teal was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Teal (for example, toward Flat Top), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The location where Teal once stood is in the (931) area code.

Communities Also Named Teal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Teal - they are located in California and Missouri.

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

Communities near Teal ...

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

• Tullahoma
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahoma
  • Tullahoma is located in Coffee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tullahoma <5>
• McMinnville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
  • McMinnville is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <5>
• Manchester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Coffee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
• Woodbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Cannon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,971 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <5>
• Southgate Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
  • Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
• Estill Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estill Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill Springs
  • Estill Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill Springs <5>
• Ruthledge Ford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruthledge Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
  • Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
• Morrison
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
  • Morrison is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <5>
• Wartrace
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
  • Wartrace is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wartrace <5>
• Hollow Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
  • Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 706 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 Teal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Teal.

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

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

Adding Teal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Teal in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Teal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Teal post office opened in 1890.

We also found Teal in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Teal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Coffee County: www.coffeecountytn.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/