Old Tip Town, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

41°13′25″N 86°06′55″W / 41.22361°N 86.11528°W / 41.22361; -86.11528CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyMarshallTownship TippecanoeNamed forTippecanoe RiverElevation

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781 ft (238 m)ZIP code

46570

Area code574FIPS code18-56412^[2]GNIS feature ID440605

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.[1]

Old cemetery on south side of town.

Notable residents

Robert "Bob" Newton, founder of Hoosier Racing Tire

Gallery

Looking south into town.
Old Tip Town Cemetery

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ McDonald, Daniel (1908). A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 136.
^ 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...