Lenox, Tennessee
Lenox, Tennessee
Coon Creek | |
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  Lenox  Lenox | |
| Coordinates: 36°05′21″N 89°29′54″W / 36.08917°N 89.49833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Dyer |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.52 sq mi (6.53 km2) |
| • Land | 2.52 sq mi (6.53 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 292 ft (89 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 308 |
| • Density | 122.22/sq mi (47.18/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38047 |
| Area code | 731 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1291021[2] |
Lenox is an unincorporated community in Dyer County, Tennessee, United States.[2] Its ZIP code is 38047.[4]
History
[edit]In 1887, the community, then known as Coon Creek, hosted a Union Baptist Church.[5] A post office was established in 1888, with Giles James serving as the first postmaster.[6] In 1904, the Dyersburg Northern Railroad was chartered to connect Dyersburg to Tiptonville in Lake County. The line was constructed on the western edge of the community.[7]
Education
[edit]The school district is the Dyer County School District.[8] The zoned high school is Dyer County High School in Newbern.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Lenox, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ Goodspeeds History of Tennessee. Nashville, TN: Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1899.
- ^ "Daily Bulletin of the Order Affecting the United States Postal service". Vol. 9, no. 2651. Washington, D.C.: United States Postal Service. September 29, 1888.
- ^ Poor, Henry V (1910). Manual of the Railroads of the United States for 1910 (XXXXIII ed.). New York, NY: HV and HW Poor. p. 598.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dyer County, TN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 6, 2024. - Text list
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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