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Country
  
United States

County
  
Childress

ZIP codes
  
79259

Elevation
  
580 m

State
  
Texas

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
1369695

Local time
  
Tuesday 1:17 PM

Tell, Texas

Weather
  
16°C, Wind SE at 29 km/h, 78% Humidity

Tell is an unincorporated community in southwestern Childress County, Texas, United States, to the southwest of the city of Childress, the county seat of Childress County. Its elevation is 1,903 feet (580 m). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 79259.

Contents

Map of Tell, TX 79201, USA

Notable person

Walt Faulkner, who in 1950 became the first rookie to win the pole position for the Indianapolis 500, was born in Tell and lived there for the first two-and-one-half years of his life.

Churches

The little community once supported three churches: Methodist, Church of Christ, and Baptist. However, the only one remaining is Tell Southside Baptist Church.

References

Tell, Texas Wikipedia