Tankersley, Texas
Encyclopedia
Tankersley, also known as Tankersly and MacGrath, is an unincorporated community in Tom Green County, Texas
, United States
. Tankersley is located on U.S. Route 67
, Farm to Market Road 2335, and a BNSF Railway
line in west central Tom Green County.
opened in Tankersley in 1910 and closed in 1963. The community's population reached seventy-five in 1946 but fell to twenty by 1953; its population remained at twenty in 1990. By 1980, the community still contained a school, a cemetery, and the West Texas Boys Ranch
. In 2003 a FedEx
Cessna Caravan crashed on a plot of land belonging to the West Texas Boys Ranch.
. Residents are zoned to Lamar Elementary School, Glenn Middle School, and Central High School
.
In 1933 a school in Tankersley had 83 students and 3 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
.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Tankersley is located on U.S. Route 67
U.S. Route 67
U.S. Route 67 is a 1,560 mile long north–south U.S. highway in the Central United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in Presidio, Texas, where it continues south as Mexican Federal Highway 16 upon crossing the Rio Grande. The northern...
, Farm to Market Road 2335, and a BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway
The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...
line in west central Tom Green County.
History
Tankersley was named for Richard Franklin Tankersly, who donated the land for the community. A post officePost office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
opened in Tankersley in 1910 and closed in 1963. The community's population reached seventy-five in 1946 but fell to twenty by 1953; its population remained at twenty in 1990. By 1980, the community still contained a school, a cemetery, and the West Texas Boys Ranch
West Texas Boys Ranch
West Texas Boys Ranch is a Christian private residential community for boys located in Tankersley, unincorporated Tom Green County, Texas, near San Angelo. The facility is a 5013 nonprofit organization, and it is open to any qualified boy, regardless of his or his family's ability to pay the...
. In 2003 a FedEx
FedEx
FedEx Corporation , originally known as FDX Corporation, is a logistics services company, based in the United States with headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee...
Cessna Caravan crashed on a plot of land belonging to the West Texas Boys Ranch.
Education
Residents are within the San Angelo Independent School DistrictSan Angelo Independent School District
San Angelo Independent School District is a public school district based in San Angelo, Texas .In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.-High Schools:*Central High School...
. Residents are zoned to Lamar Elementary School, Glenn Middle School, and Central High School
Central High School (San Angelo, Texas)
Central High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in San Angelo, Texas. It is part of the San Angelo Independent School District. The school serves grades 10-12 while a freshman campus serves grade 9. Its mascot is the Bobcat...
.
In 1933 a school in Tankersley had 83 students and 3 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
West Texas Boys Ranch
West Texas Boys Ranch is a Christian private residential community for boys located in Tankersley, unincorporated Tom Green County, Texas, near San Angelo. The facility is a 5013 nonprofit organization, and it is open to any qualified boy, regardless of his or his family's ability to pay the...
are enrolled in the Irion County Independent School District
Irion County Independent School District
Irion County Independent School District is a public school district based in Mertzon, Texas .In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency....
.