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 Morehouse Parish<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tipton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Tipton is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Tipton was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Tipton was located: 318 & 457<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, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, 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.
- Bastrop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop
- Bastrop is located in Morehouse Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastrop <5>
- Crossett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossett
- Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,701 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossett <5>
- Sterlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterlington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlington
- Sterlington is located in Ouachita Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterlington <5>
- Mer Rouge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mer Rouge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mer Rouge
- Mer Rouge is located in Morehouse Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mer Rouge <5>
- Wilmot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Collinston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
- Collinston is located in Morehouse Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinston <5>
- Bonita
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Bonita is located in Morehouse Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonita <5>
- Felsenthal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felsenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Felsenthal is located in Union County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Elon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Tipton post office opened in 1858.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tipton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.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 Louisiana's parishes, including Morehouse, 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Tipton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |