Tankersley, also known as Tankersly and MacGrath, is an

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in west-central

Tom Green County, Texas Tom Green County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 120,003. Its county seat is San Angelo. The county was created in 1874 and organized the following year. It is ...

, United States. Tankersley is located on

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, Farm to Market Road 2335 and a

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line.

History

Tankersley was named for Richard Franklin Tankersly, who donated the land for the community. A

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opened in Tankersley in 1910 and closed in 1963. The community's population reached 75 in 1946, but fell to 20 by 1953; its population remained at 20 in 1990. By 1980, the community still contained a school, a cemetery, and the West Texas Boys Ranch.Tankersley, Texas
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''. Retrieved on August 25, 2010 In 2003, a

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crashed on a plot of land belonging to the West Texas Boys Ranch.

Education

Residents are within the

San Angelo Independent School District San Angelo Independent School District is a public school district based in San Angelo, Texas, United States. As of 2015, San Angelo ISD has received a rating of " Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency The Texas Education Agency (TEA ...

. Residents are zoned to Lamar Elementary School, Glenn Middle School, and Central High School.Map of Secondary Attendance Zones
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. May 2007. Retrieved on August 25, 2010. In 1933, a school in Tankersley had 83 students and three teachers. The school was indicated in the 1936 county highway map. In the 1980s, the Tankersly–Twin Mountain School remained in the area. Residents of the West Texas Boys Ranch are enrolled in the

Irion County Independent School District Irion County Independent School District is a public school district based in Mertzon, Texas (USA). Residents of Sherwood, Mertzon, Barnhart, and some residents of Tom Green County attend the school. In 2009, the school district was rated ...

.Cantu, Lorie Woodward. "West Texas Boys Ranch." ''

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Retrieved on August 25, 2010.

References

External links

* {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Tom Green County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas