Tipton, Illinois | |
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Coordinates: 40°04′11″N88°02′06″W / 40.06972°N 88.03500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Champaign |
Elevation | 676 ft (206 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 217 |
GNIS feature ID | 423244 [1] |
Tipton is an unincorporated community in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. Tipton is located along a railroad line south of St. Joseph.
Tipton is said to have been named after Tip Peters, who was a local farmer and lived next to the railroad tracks on his farm.
The Peters-Thompson Cemetery is a small cemetery in the corner of a farm field and contains some of the original settlers of this area.
Tipton County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana, located north of the state capital of Indianapolis. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 15,359. Its county seat is Tipton. The county has four incorporated towns with a total population of about 7,000, as well as many small unincorporated communities. It is divided into six townships which provide local services. Three Indiana state roads and one U.S. Route cross the county, as do two railroad lines. Before the arrival of non-indigenous settlers in the early 19th century, the area was inhabited by several Native American tribes. The county was officially established in 1844, one of the last Indiana counties to be settled. Tipton and Howard Counties were established by the same legislative action on January 15.
Tipton is a city in and the county seat of Tipton County, Indiana, United States. The population was estimated to be 5,275 as of July 1, 2021.
Windfall is a town in Wildcat Township, Tipton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Windfall's population was 697 as of the 2021 census.
Tipton (/ˈtɪptən/) is a city in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,149 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Cedar County.
Atoka is a local government area with a town charter in Tipton County, Tennessee, United States. In 1888, Atoka was a stop on the Newport News & Mississippi Valley Railroad. Today the City of New Orleans Amtrak passenger train makes its daily route between New Orleans and Chicago, through Atoka. The population was 10,008 at the 2020 census, making the Town of Atoka the largest municipality in Tipton County.
Covington is a city in central Tipton County, Tennessee, United States. Covington is the second largest city and county seat of Tipton County. The city is located in West Tennessee, 12 mi (19 km) east of the Mississippi River. The city's population was 9,038 at the time of the 2010 U.S. Census. Located 42 mi (68 km) northeast of Memphis, Covington is part of the Memphis, Tennessee Metropolitan Area.
Johnson City is a city in Washington, Carter, and Sullivan counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, mostly in Washington County. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 71,046, making it the eighth-most populous city in Tennessee. Johnson City is the principal city of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Carter, Unicoi, and Washington counties and had a population of 207,285 as of 2020. The MSA is also a component of the Tri-Cities region. This CSA is the fifth-largest in Tennessee, with a population of 514,899 as of 2020.
Landon Carter Haynes was an American politician who served as a Confederate States senator from Tennessee from 1862 to 1865. He also served several terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives, including one term as speaker (1849–1851). In the early 1840s, Haynes worked as editor of the Jonesborough-based newspaper, Tennessee Sentinel, garnering regional fame for his frequent clashes with rival editor, William "Parson" Brownlow.
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Robert Gordon Cousins was an eight-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 5th congressional district. He represented the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, area for the last eight years of the 19th century and the first eight years of the 20th century.
Belmont Mansion is a historic mansion located in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. Built in the early 18th century, the mansion is one of the finest examples of Palladian architecture in the United States. Since 2007, the mansion has hosted the Underground Railroad Museum.
Cicero Township is one of six townships in Tipton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,017 It is the largest of the six townships in the county, and it contained 3,616 housing units.
Jefferson Township is one of six townships in Tipton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,403 and it contained 590 housing units.
Liberty Township is one of six townships in Tipton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,332 and it contained 975 housing units.
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Forest Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 759 and it contained 323 housing units.
Johnson Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 450 and it contained 213 housing units.
Hobbs is an unincorporated community in Madison Township, Tipton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Tetersburg is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
John Samuel Peters was an American politician, a member of the National Republican and later Whig parties, and the 26th Governor of Connecticut.