Welcome to Tipton ...
Tipton is located in Sweetwater County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tipton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Tipton is 7,000 feet [2,134 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Tipton is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Tipton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Tipton: 307
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, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tipton.
Communities near Tipton ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Tipton.
- Wamsutter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamsutter
- Wamsutter is located in Sweetwater County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamsutter <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wamsutter
- From Tipton to Wamsutter
- Table Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Table Rock is located in Sweetwater County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Table Rock
- From Tipton to Table Rock
- Red Desert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Desert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Desert
- Red Desert is located in Sweetwater County
- Frewen ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frewen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frewen
- Frewen is located in Sweetwater County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Frewen
- From Tipton to Frewen
- Bitter Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bitter Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter Creek
- Bitter Creek is located in Sweetwater County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bitter Creek
- From Tipton to Bitter Creek
- Creston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Creston is located in Sweetwater County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Creston
- From Tipton to Creston
- Point of Rocks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point of Rocks
- Point of Rocks is located in Sweetwater County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point of Rocks <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Point of Rocks
- From Tipton to Point of Rocks
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tipton ...
Looking for more information about Tipton? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tipton.
Adding Tipton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tipton 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Tipton post office opened in 1886.
We also found Tipton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tipton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tipton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sweetwater County: www.co.sweet.wy.us/
The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Sweetwater, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tipton - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |