Welcome to Tippecanoe ...
So far, we found very little information about Tippecanoe. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tippecanoe to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tippecanoe, please Contact Us.
Tippecanoe would have been located within present day Lyon County<2>.
The location of Tippecanoe has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tippecanoe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Tippecanoe is 4,520 feet [1,378 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Tippecanoe is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Tippecanoe was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Tippecanoe would have been located in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Tippecanoe ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Tippecanoe - they are located in California, Indiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tippecanoe.
Communities near Tippecanoe ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tippecanoe.
- Yerington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerington
- Yerington is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yerington <5>
- Smith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Smith is located in Lyon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smith <5>
- Pine Grove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Lyon County
- Wellington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Wellington is located in Lyon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <5>
- Copper Run ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Run
- Copper Run is located in Mineral County
- Schurz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schurz
- Schurz is located in Mineral County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schurz <5>
- Topaz Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz Lake
- Topaz Lake is located in Douglas County
- Wabuska
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabuska
- Wabuska is located in Lyon County
- Wichman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichman
- Wichman is located in Lyon County
- Topaz
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz
- Topaz is located in Mono County (CA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topaz <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tippecanoe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tippecanoe.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tippecanoe. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tippecanoe.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tippecanoe. See our Newspapers Page for Tippecanoe.
Adding Tippecanoe to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tippecanoe in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tippecanoe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Tippecanoe post office opened in 1887.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tippecanoe.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lyon County: www.lyon-county.org/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tippecanoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lyon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tippecanoe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |