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Country
  
United States

County
  
Newton

Local time
  
Saturday 11:58 AM

State
  
Missouri

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

Tipton Ford, Missouri

Weather
  
14°C, Wind E at 18 km/h, 73% Humidity

Tipton Ford is a small unincorporated community in Newton County, Missouri, United States, and located at the intersection of Interstate 49 and Route 175. The community is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Map of Tipton Ford, MO 64804, USA

History

A post office called Tipton Ford was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1923. The community was named for a ford near the home of the Tipton family.

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.

References

Tipton Ford, Missouri Wikipedia


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