Lenox is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Dyer County,

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, United States. Its ZIP code is 38047.

History

In 1887, the community, then known as Coon Creek, hosted a Union Baptist Church. A post office was established in 1888, with Giles James serving as the first postmaster. 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.

Education

The school district is the Dyer County School District.
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/ref> The zoned high school is Dyer County High School in Newbern.

Notes

Unincorporated communities in Dyer County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee Census-designated places in Tennessee {{DyerCountyTN-geo-stub