Tennessee Colony Texas Map

About Tennessee Colony, Texas

Tennessee Colony is a locality in Anderson County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Tennessee Colony is located at 31.8354°N, 95.8388°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 75861.

Tennessee Colony lies in a landscape that whispers of the East Texas Piney Woods, a region where the air hangs thick with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, especially after a summer rain. It lies 13.2 miles west-northwest of Palestine, TX (from Palestine, TX: bearing 293°T), and is situated 34.5 miles west-southwest of Jacksonville. The land itself is a study in subtle elevation changes, not dramatic hills, but enough to give the sky a broader canvas and to channel the lazy flow of occasional creeks through stands of oak and hickory. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, paints the forest floor in shifting mosaics of light and shadow, a quiet dance that seems to mark the slow passage of time. The soil, a reddish-brown clay, grips the roots of the ancient trees, giving the landscape a grounded, enduring quality, as if it has always been this way and will continue so, unbothered by the fleeting concerns of human endeavor. The history of Tennessee Colony is rooted in the westward expansion of settlers seeking fertile ground and a fresh start, many drawn by the promise of timber and agriculture. Its economy has historically been tied to the land, with sawmills once humming with the industrious lifeblood of the surrounding forests and small farms contributing to the local sustenance. While the grander industries of oil and gas have brushed against its borders, Tennessee Colony retains a sense of its own distinct character, a place where neighbors still recognize the color of each other's trucks and the pace of life is dictated more by the changing seasons than the ticking of a clock. The sense of community here is palpable, a quiet strength born not of grand pronouncements but of shared experience and the enduring spirit of those who call Tennessee Colony home.

About This Tennessee Colony Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tennessee Colony, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 31.835445, -95.83885. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Tennessee Colony and Anderson County.

Detailed location data for Tennessee Colony includes the ZIP code (75861), telephone area code (903), county seat of Anderson County (Palestine), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Tennessee Colony is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.