Lyles, Tennessee

Lyles is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Hickman County, Tennessee.

Lyles, Tennessee
Census-designated place
Lyles Post Office
Lyles
Lyles
Coordinates: 35°55′11″N 87°20′42″W
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyHickman
Area
 • Total2.619 sq mi (6.78 km2)
 • Land2.619 sq mi (6.78 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
866 ft (264 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total734
 • Density280/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
37098
Area code(s)931
GNIS feature ID1292325[3]

Population

As of the 2010 census, its population was 734.[2]

Location

It is located along Tennessee State Route 100. The community has a handful of stores and churches, and is the location of Camp Okawehna.

History

Lyles was originally known as Lyell Station. William, John and Robert Lyell had much to do with the building of Lyell Station.[4] Their ancestors, Robert Lyell and Deborah Lawrence Lyell, came to Hickman County from Virginia before 1840.[5][6] Lyles (or Lyell Station) was served by the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway. (See the 1903 diagram showing Lyles. ) Although there is no longer any rail service, the tracks remain in Lyles on Google Maps.

It is not known when Lyell Station came to be known as Lyles. To this day there are those whose surname is Lyell living in Lyles. Ed Lyell Road[7] was named after Ed Lyell who died in 1977. He was a descendant of the original Lyell settlers.[8] Other road names including McGee Road, Tidwell Lane, and Bishop Road bear witness to other early families of Lyles.[9]

Lyles is surrounded by 2 other small cities that make up the East Hickman area, those cities being Wrigley and Bon Aqua, the most famous of the 3 being Bon Aqua as Country Music Hall of Famer and music legend Johnny Cash had lived there, Lyles is a very small town that has been growing steadily over the years, with businesses popping up all over the place, good eats include newly built restaurant East End Cafe and city favorite Country Kitchen, with a new high school being built in 2008 the students no longer have to go to high school in Centerville, if you are ever to visit Lyles, make sure to swing by Storyteller's museum to see the history of Johnny Cash in Tennessee

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References
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. Spence, W. Jerome D.; Spence, D. L. (1900). "The History of Hickman County, Tennessee". Hathi Trust Digital Library. Gospel advocate publishing company.
  5. 1840 United States Federal Census, Hickman, Tennessee, National Archives and Records Administration
  6. "Robert Lyell on Thomas Family Tree on Ancestry". Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  7. "Ed Lyell Road". Google Maps. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  8. "Robert Edward "Ed" Lyell on Thomas Family Tree on Ancestry". Ancestry. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  9. "Lyles, TN". Google Maps. Retrieved 28 March 2018.



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