Tyro, Texas, Coleman County. (original) (raw)

History on a Pinhead

Tyro was the original name for Novice. Settled in the 1870s on Rough Creek, Tyro requested a post office which was granted in 1880 but only lasted a year. When the community got a second chance for a post office in 1884, it opened under the name of Novice, said to be a joke on the wet-behind-the ears storekeepers who hosted the post office.

For more information, please see Novice, Texas.

1882 Coleman County map showing Tyro
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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