Welcome to Tipton ...
So far, we found very little information about Tipton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tipton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tipton, please Contact Us.
Tipton would have been located within present day Cassia County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tipton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Tipton is 4,920 feet [1,500 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Tipton is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Tipton was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Tipton was located: 208 & 986<4>
Communities Also Named Tipton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Tipton - they are located in Arkansas, California, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tipton.
Communities near Tipton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tipton.
- Malta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Malta is located in Cassia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <6>
- Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Naf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naf
- Naf is located in Cassia County
- Strevell ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strevell
- Strevell is located in Cassia County
- Elba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Elba is located in Cassia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <6>
- Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Box Elder County (UT)
- Albion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Cassia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <6>
- Standrod
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Standrod
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Rockland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in Power County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <6>
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 Tipton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tipton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tipton. 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 Tipton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tipton. See our Newspapers Page for Tipton.
Adding Tipton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tipton 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 Tipton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Tipton post office opened in 1911.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tipton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cassia County: www.cassiacounty.org/
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.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 Tipton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Cassia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tipton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Tipton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Tipton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |