Coordinates: 38°14′09″N 90°06′04″W / 38.23583°N 90.10111°W / 38.23583; -90.10111

Tipton, Monroe County, Illinois

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Tipton, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Etymology: Tipperary, Ireland
Tipton is located in Illinois
Tipton
Tipton
Tipton is located in the United States
Tipton
Tipton
Coordinates: 38°14′09″N 90°06′04″W / 38.23583°N 90.10111°W / 38.23583; -90.10111
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyMonroe
Precinct8
Elevation
607 ft (185 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code
62298
Area code618

Tipton is a small unincorporated community in Monroe County, Illinois, United States. 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]

References

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


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