Tennyson Wisconsin Map

About Tennyson, Wisconsin

Tennyson is a locality in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 308. The population density is 300.1 people per km². Tennyson is located at 42.6900°N, 90.6851°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 53820.

Tennyson lies at the edge of Grant County's rolling landscape, where broad fields of corn and soybeans unfurl like rumpled blankets beneath a sky that can shift from the deepest indigo to the palest wash of dawn. It lies 13.1 miles north of Dubuque, IA (from Dubuque, IA: bearing 355°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north-west of Dickeyville. The terrain here is a study in gentle ascents and descents, the land carved by unseen forces into broad valleys and rounded hills, giving a sense of expansive quietude. A subtle fragrance of turned earth and distant hay hangs in the air, particularly potent when the sun begins its slow descent, painting the western horizon with hues of apricot and rose. The houses of Tennyson are scattered with a certain unhurried grace, each seeming to possess its own patch of sky, its own silent conversation with the passing clouds. The history of Tennyson is rooted in the fertile soil, a testament to the agricultural bounty of this region, where generations have worked the land, their lives marked by the turning of seasons and the predictable cycles of planting and harvest. The local economy, like many in Grant County, has long been tethered to the rhythms of farming, with dairy herds still a familiar sight dotting the pastures, their bells a faint, pastoral music on the breeze. Though the days of large-scale mining that once shaped parts of Wisconsin have long since faded, the echoes of that industrial past can still be felt in the sturdy, pragmatic character of the people. Today, Tennyson thrives on a quiet industriousness, a place where neighbors know each other's names and the pace of life allows for genuine connection, a stark contrast to the clamor of distant cities.

About This Tennyson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tennyson, Wisconsin — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.689995, -90.685127. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Tennyson and Grant County.

Detailed location data for Tennyson includes the ZIP code (53820), telephone area code (920), county seat of Grant County (Lancaster), and school district assignment (Potosi School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Tennyson is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.