Funeral Homes in Tennyson, TX

Facts about the city

Tennyson is an unincorporated community in southeastern Coke County, Texas, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 277 southeast of the city of Robert Lee, the county seat of Coke County. Its elevation is 1,883 feet (574 m). Although Tennyson is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 76953; the ZCTA for ZIP Code 76953 had a population of 64 at the 2000 census.Named for Alfred, Lord Tennyson by an English settler who arrived in 1882, the community received a post office in 1892. Tennyson began to grow after the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway was built through the area in 1910, but it began to shrink when its local cotton farming economy shrank in the 1920s.

Tennyson Obituaries

It was reported by Corvallis Gazette Times on January 31st, 2014 that Laura Mae Rector (McDonald) died in Oregon.  Ms. Rector was 89 years old and was born in Tennyson, TX.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Laura Mae's life.

History

Although Tennyson is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 76953; the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for ZIP Code 76953 had a population of 64 at the United States Census, 2000 census. Its elevation is 1,883 feet (574 m), and it is located at (31.7418192, -100.2862020). . Tennyson is an unincorporated area community in southeastern Coke County, Texas County, Texas, United States.

Named for Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson Lord Tennyson by an English people settler who arrived in 1882, the community received a post office in 1892.