Tampico is an unincorporated community in Grassy Fork Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
Tampico, Indiana | |
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 Tampico, Indiana | |
  Tampico  Tampico | |
| Coordinates: 38°48′00″N 85°57′22″W / 38.80000°N 85.95611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Jackson |
| Township | Grassy Fork |
| Elevation | 551 ft (168 m) |
| ZIP code | 47220 |
| FIPS code | 18-74906[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 447648[1] |
History
editTampico first grew around a blacksmith shop established in about 1840.[3] The community was likely named after Tampico, in Mexico.[4] A post office was established at Tampico in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tampico, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Unigraphic. 1886. p. 401.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
The name probably is for the Mexican seaport.
- ^ "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
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