Tyner, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Tyner, Indiana
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Tyner
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Marshall
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Polk
Established Date:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.10
Area Land Sq Mi:0.10
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Coordinates:41.4097°N -86.4025°W
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation Ft:804
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46572
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-77030[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:449740

Tyner is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Polk Township, Marshall County, Indiana, United States. Originally named "Tyner City", it is named after Thomas Tyner, who died in 1880 and is buried in the town's cemetery.

History

Tyner was originally called "Tyner City", and under the latter name was platted in 1855. It was named for one of its founders, Thomas Tyner.[4] The post office was called "Tyner City" from 1856 until 1894, when it was renamed Tyner.[5]

Geography

Tyner is located in northwestern Marshall County at 41.4097°N -86.4025°W. Several of the streets of Tyner are named after the main thoroughfares in Cincinnati.[6] Tyner is 8miles northwest of Plymouth, the county seat, and the same distance southeast of Walkerton.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Tyner CDP has an area of 0.4sqmi, of which 0.001sqmi, or 0.02%, are water.[1] The community drains northwest toward tributaries of Pine Creek, which continues northwest to the Kankakee River beyond Walkerton.

Notable people

References

  1. Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana . United States Census Bureau . April 17, 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Book: History of Indiana: Containing a History of Indiana and Biographical Sketches of Governors and Other Leading Men. Also a Statement of the Growth and Prosperity of Marshall County, Together with a Personal and Family History of Many of Its Citizens . 1890 . Brant, Fuller . 59.
  5. Web site: Marshall County . Jim Forte Postal History . 18 January 2015.
  6. Book: A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana, Volume 1 . Lewis Publishing Company . McDonald, Daniel . 1908 . 131.

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