Welcome to Tipton Ford ...

Tipton Ford is located in Newton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tipton Ford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

A typical abbreviation for Tipton Ford: Tipton Frd.

Tipton Ford is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Tipton Ford is located in the (417) area code.

Communities near Tipton Ford ...

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

• Joplin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Joplin is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joplin <4>
• Carthage
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Webb City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
  • Webb City is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb City <4>
• Neosho
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
  • Neosho is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neosho <4>
• Carl Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Junction
  • Carl Junction is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carl Junction <4>
• Baxter Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Springs
  • Baxter Springs is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter Springs <4>
• Galena
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <4>
• Oronogo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronogo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronogo
  • Oronogo is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronogo <4>
• Seneca
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
• Granby
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
  • Granby is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granby <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 Tipton Ford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tipton Ford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tipton Ford ...

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

Adding Tipton Ford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tipton Ford 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 Tipton Ford was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1888.

We also found Tipton Ford in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Tipton Ford post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tipton Ford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/