Lenox is an unincorporated community in Dyer County, Tennessee, United States.[2] Its ZIP code is 38047.[4]

Lenox, Tennessee
Coon Creek
Lenox is located in Tennessee
Lenox
Lenox
Lenox is located in the United States
Lenox
Lenox
Coordinates: 36°05′21″N 89°29′54″W / 36.08917°N 89.49833°W / 36.08917; -89.49833
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyDyer
Area
  Total
2.52 sq mi (6.53 km2)
  Land2.52 sq mi (6.53 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation292 ft (89 m)
Population
  Total
308
  Density122.2/sq mi (47.18/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38047
Area code731
GNIS feature ID1291021[2]

History

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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

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The school district is the Dyer County School District.[8] The zoned high school is Dyer County High School in Newbern.

Notes

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  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lenox, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. Goodspeeds History of Tennessee. Nashville, TN: Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1899.
  6. "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.
  7. 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.
  8. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dyer County, TN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 6, 2024. - Text list