Tipton, Monroe County, Illinois

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Tipton, Illinois
Etymology: County Tipperary, Ireland
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Coordinates: 38°14′09″N90°06′04″W / 38.23583°N 90.10111°W / 38.23583; -90.10111
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Monroe
Precinct 8
Elevation
607 ft (185 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code
62298
Area code 618

Tipton is a small unincorporated community in Monroe County, Illinois, United States. It grew up around the Cambria Station on the St. Louis and Cairo Railroad. The community there, settled by persons of Irish descent, was called Tipperary, which degenerated over time through Tiptown, to the current Tipton. [1]

References

  1. Combined History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois, J. L. McDonough & Co., Philadelphia, 1883