Tiff, Missouri Explained

Tiff
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Pushpin Map:Missouri#USA
Coordinates:38.0192°N -90.6528°W
Elevation Ft:659
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:63674
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:727649

Tiff is an unincorporated community in eastern Washington County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately eight miles northeast of Potosi. The community was named for the barite ore found here, also known as "tiff".[1] The community was founded as a company town in the early 1900s by John Cambel to house miners for his South East Missouri Barytes Company.[2] A post office called Tiff has been in operation since 1905.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071506/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_washington.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. December 30, 2016.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20120315145721/http://www.stjoachimchurch.com/stjoseph.htm St. Joseph's Parish, Tiff, Missouri
  3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 30 December 2016.