Old Tip Town, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Old Tip Town, Indiana
Pushpin Map:	Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:	Old Tip Town
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Marshall
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Tippecanoe
Coordinates:	41.2236°N -86.1153°W
Elevation Footnotes:	^[1]
Elevation Ft:	781
Named For:	Tippecanoe River
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	46570
Area Code:	574
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-56412^[2]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	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.http://www.getintonature.com/

Old cemetery on south side of town.

Notable residents

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

References

1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
3. Book: McDonald, Daniel. A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana. 1908. Lewis Publishing Company. 136.
4. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 251. This village was platted on December 12, 1850, as Tippecanoe Town....