Tipton, Illinois

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Tipton
Unincorporated
Name origin: Tipperary, Ireland

Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Monroe
Precinct	8

Elevation	607 ft (185 m)
Coordinates	38°14′09″N 90°06′04″W / 38.23583, -90.10111

Government	Unincorporated

Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62298
Area code	618

Location of Tipton within Illinois

Tipton, Illinois is a small unincorporated community in New Design Precinct of Monroe County, Illinois. It grew up around the Cambria Station on the St. Louis and Cairo Railroad. The community there, settled by persons of Irish descent was called Tipperary, which degenerated over time through Tiptown, to the current Tipton.^[1]

[edit] References

^ Combined History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois, J. L. McDonough & Co., Philadelphia, 1883

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Tipton, Illinois is at coordinates 38°14′09″N 90°06′04″W / 38.2358852, -90.1012221 (Tipton, Illinois)Coordinates: 38°14′09″N 90°06′04″W / 38.2358852, -90.1012221 (Tipton, Illinois)

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