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Welcome to Lipe ...

Lipe is located in Benton County<1>.


The location of Lipe has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lipe, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.

Lipe is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lipe lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lipe is located in the (731) area code.

Websites for Lipe ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bentoncountynet.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Lipe, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Lipe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lipe - it's located in North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lipe.

Communities near Lipe ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lipe.

  • Brevards Ferry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
    • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
  • Paris
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • McKenzie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
    • McKenzie is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <4>
  • Huntingdon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Camden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Spring Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
  • New Johnsonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
    • New Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville <4>
  • Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Crossroads is located in Benton County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
  • Bruceton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceton
    • Bruceton is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceton <4>
  • Hollow Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Rock
    • Hollow Rock is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollow Rock <4>

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 Lipe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lipe.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lipe. 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 Lipe.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lipe. See our Newspapers Page for Lipe.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lipe ...

Looking for more information about Lipe? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lipe, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lipe.

Adding Lipe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lipe in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lipe was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

We also found Lipe in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lipe.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lipe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lipe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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