Tipton Ford is a small unincorporated community in Newton County, Missouri, United States,[1] and located at the intersection of Interstate 49 and Route 175. The community is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Tipton Ford | |
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  Tipton Ford Location within the state of Missouri  Tipton Ford Tipton Ford (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°58′36″N 94°25′34″W / 36.97667°N 94.42611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Newton |
| Township | Neosho |
| Elevation | 945 ft (288 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 417 |
The community lies on the northeast bank of Shoal Creek and is 3.5 miles west-southwest of the George Washington Carver National Monument.[2]
History
editA post office called Tipton Ford was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1923.[3] The community was named for a ford across Shoal Creek near the home of the Tipton family.[4]
In August 1914, tragedy struck Tipton Ford, when a Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad locomotive collided with another train, a result of faulty communication. Thirty-eight passengers and five crew members were killed. From 1906 to 1946, the M&NA provided passenger and freight service from Joplin to Helena in eastern Arkansas.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tipton Ford, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^ "Newton County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^ "H. Glenn Mosenthin, "Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad"". encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
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