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Welcome to Tiff City ...

Tiff City is located in McDonald County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tiff City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Tiff City is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Tiff City: 417

The ZIP code for Tiff City: 64868<3>

Communities near Tiff City ...

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

  • Neosho
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Grove is located in Delaware County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove <4>
  • Gravette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jay is located in Delaware County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <4>
  • Seneca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Anderson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Noel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Noel is located in McDonald County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <4>
  • Goodman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Afton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Afton is located in Ottawa County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <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 Tiff City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tiff City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tiff City ...

Looking for more information about Tiff City? 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 Tiff City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tiff City.

Adding Tiff City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tiff City 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 (so far) for Tiff City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tiff City post office opened in 1877.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tiff City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including McDonald, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tiff City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Tiff City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Tiff City or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/