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Welcome to Tiptonville ...

Tiptonville is located in Mora County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tiptonville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

Tiptonville is 6,460 feet [1,969 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Tiptonville is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Tiptonville lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Tiptonville: 505

Communities Also Named Tiptonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tiptonville - it's located in Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tiptonville.

Communities near Tiptonville ...

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

  • Loma Parda ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Loma Parda is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Parda
  • Valmora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Valmora is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmora
  • Kroenigs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Kroenigs is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroenigs
  • Shoemaker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Shoemaker is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker
  • Los Alamos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
  • Golondrinas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Golondrinas is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golondrinas
  • Sapello
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • La Cueva
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • La Cueva is located in Mora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
  • Rainsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ojo Feliz
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Tiptonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tiptonville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tiptonville ...

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

Adding Tiptonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tiptonville 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 Tiptonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Tiptonville post office opened in 1876. The Tiptonville post office closed in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tiptonville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Mora, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tiptonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/