Old Tip Town, Indiana

Old Tip Town, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°13′25″N86°06′55″W / 41.22361°N 86.11528°W / 41.22361; -86.11528
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Marshall
Township	Tippecanoe
Named after	Tippecanoe River
Elevation [1]	781 ft (238 m)
ZIP code	46570
Area code	574
FIPS code	18-56412 [2]
GNIS feature ID	440605

Old Tip Town is an unincorporated community in Tippecanoe Township, Marshall County, Indiana.

History

Old Tip Town was originally called Tippecanoe Town, and under the later name was platted in 1850. ^{[3] [4]}

Geography

Old Tip Town is located on the Tippecanoe River. Potawatomi Wildlife Park is located approximately one mile northeast of town and is home to many species of wildlife, including geese, ducks, frogs, turtles, rabbits, gray squirrels and deer.

Old cemetery on south side of town.

Notable residents

• Robert "Bob" Newton, founder of Hoosier Racing Tire

Gallery

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  Looking south into town.
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  Old Tip Town Cemetery

Old Tip Town Sign

Original Tippecanoe, Indiana Cemetery

Mural Commissioned by Paul Hensley in 2013

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. McDonald, Daniel (1908). A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. p.  136.
4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  251. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. This village was platted on December 12, 1850, as Tippecanoe Town...