Tippecanoe, Ohio

This article is about a village in Ohio. For the city in Ohio see Tippecanoe City.

Tippecanoe is a census-designated place (CDP) in central Washington Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States. It is located along State Route 800. Although it is unincorporated, it had a post office until 2011 with the ZIP code of 44699.[1]

History

Tippecanoe was platted in 1840.[2] The community derives its name from the campaign song "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too".[3] A post office was established at Tippecanoe in 1841,[4] and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 2011.[5]

References

  1. Zip Code Lookup
  2. Hanna, Charles Augustus (1900). Historical Collections of Harrison County, in the State of Ohio. p. 115.
  3. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 133.
  4. "Harrison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  5. "Postmaster Finder". United States Postal Service. Retrieved 11 December 2015.

Coordinates: 40°16′11″N 81°17′12″W / 40.26972°N 81.28667°W / 40.26972; -81.28667

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