Tampico, Indiana

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Tampico, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Tampico, Indiana
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Tampico
Coordinates: 38°48′00″N85°57′22″W / 38.80000°N 85.95611°W / 38.80000; -85.95611
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jackson
Township Grassy Fork
Elevation
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551 ft (168 m)
ZIP code
47220
FIPS code 18-74906 [2]
GNIS feature ID447648 [1]

Tampico is an unincorporated community in Grassy Fork Township, Jackson County, Indiana.

History

Tampico first grew around a blacksmith shop established in about 1840. [3] The community was likely named after Tampico, in Mexico. [4] A post office was established at Tampico in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tampico, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Unigraphic. 1886. p. 401.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  319. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. The name probably is for the Mexican seaport.
  5. ↑ "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 19, 2014.


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