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Welcome to Tyson ...

Tyson is located

Tyson is located in Hill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tyson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Tyson is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Tyson: 254

Communities Also Named Tyson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Tyson - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee and Vermont.

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

Communities near Tyson ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tyson ...

Looking for more information about Tyson? 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 Tyson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tyson.

Adding Tyson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tyson 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 (so far) for Tyson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Tyson post office opened in 1886. The Tyson post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tyson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tyson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/