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Welcome to Tennyson ...

Tennyson is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Tennyson is located in Coke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tennyson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Tennyson is 1,880 feet [573 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Tennyson: 325

The ZIP code for Tennyson: 76953<3>

Communities Also Named Tennyson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Tennyson - they are located in Indiana, Ohio, Ontario and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Tennyson ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tennyson ...

Looking for more information about Tennyson? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Tennyson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tennyson.

Adding Tennyson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tennyson 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 Tennyson was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tennyson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Coke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tennyson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Tennyson). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Tennyson or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.