Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Tipton came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Tipton in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Tipton. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Tipton, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Tipton:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Iowa State Gazetteers
Written by: Hair, James T.
Published by Bailey & Hair
(Available from Amazon.com)

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Tipton was listed as Tipton Courthouse.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Tipton was listed as Tipton Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Tipton was listed as Tipton Courthouse.

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Iowa (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Tipton is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Tipton in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Tipton for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Tipton. See our Misc Page for Tipton for more information.