Welcome to Tiptonville ...

Tiptonville is located in Mora County<1>.

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

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.<3> In other words, the altitude 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

Tiptonville is within the (505) area code.

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma Parda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Parda
  • Loma Parda is located in Mora County
• Valmora
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmora
  • Valmora is located in Mora County
• Los Alamos
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Alamos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
  • Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
• Golondrinas
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golondrinas
  • Golondrinas is located in Mora County
• Sapello
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapello
  • Sapello is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapello <4>
• La Cueva
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
  • La Cueva is located in Mora County
• Rainsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
  • Rainsville is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <4>
• Ojo Feliz
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojo Feliz
  • Ojo Feliz is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ojo Feliz <4>
• Montezuma
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>
• South Carmen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carmen
  • South Carmen is located in Mora County

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 for Tiptonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Tiptonville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tiptonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/