Tesnus, Texas

Tesnus, Texas
Ghost town, unincorporated community
Tesnus, Texas is located in Texas
Tesnus, Texas
Tesnus, Texas
Location within Texas
Coordinates: 30°7′5″N 102°53′52″W / 30.11806°N 102.89778°W / 30.11806; -102.89778
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrewster
Elevation
3,720 ft (1,134 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
79843
Area code432
GNIS feature ID1379153

Tesnus is a ghost town and unincorporated community in Brewster County, in the U.S. state of Texas.

History

Tesnus was laid out in 1882 when the Southern Pacific Railroad was extended to that point. Tesnus (sunset spelled backwards) was so named for the fact a sunset appeared in the logo of the Southern Pacific Railroad. A post office was established at Tesnus in 1912, and remained in operation until 1954.

Geology

Tesnus, Texas, is the namesake for the geological formation known either as the Tesnus Formation or Tesnus Shale. Bedrock outcrops around Tesnus, Texas serve as the type locality for the Tesnus Formation.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tesnus, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tesnus, Texas
  3. ↑ "Brewster County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ Baker, C.L. and Bowman, W.F., 1917. Geologic exploration of the southeastern front range of Trans-Pecos Texas. University of Texas Bulletin. 1753, 117 pp.