Tippecanoe, Indiana
Census-designated place
Tippecanoe is located in Indiana
Tippecanoe
Tippecanoe
Tippecanoe is located in the United States
Tippecanoe
Tippecanoe
Coordinates: 41°12′32″N 86°06′54″W / 41.20889°N 86.11500°W / 41.20889; -86.11500
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMarshall
TownshipTippecanoe
Named forTippecanoe River
Area
[1]
 • Total0.61 sq mi (1.6 km2)
 • Land0.61 sq mi (1.6 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[2]
781 ft (238 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight)
ZIP code
46570
Area code574
FIPS code18-75860[3]
GNIS feature ID449738

Tippecanoe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Tippecanoe Township, Marshall County, Indiana, United States.

History

Tippecanoe was settled beginning in 1882. The original town was located 1 mile to the north and was platted as "Tippecanoe Town" in 1850, named for the Tippecanoe River on its southern edge. The name "Tippecanoe" was derived from a Miami-Illinois word for buffalo fish, reconstructed as */kiteepihkwana/[4] or as kiteepihkwana siipiiwi.[5] After the railroad was built 1 mile south, the town was relocated. The original Tippecanoe Town was renamed Old Tip Town.[6]

Benack's Village was located 1.4 miles (2.3 km) east-northeast of Tippecanoe, across the Tippecanoe River in what is now Potawatomi Wildlife Park.

Geography

Tippecanoe is located in southeastern Marshall County at 41°12′32″N 86°06′54″W / 41.20889°N 86.11500°W / 41.20889; -86.11500. It is named for the Tippecanoe River, which runs on the north side of town. Indiana State Road 331 passes through the town, leading north 6 miles (10 km) to Bourbon and southwest (via State Road 25) 13 miles (21 km) to Rochester.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Tippecanoe CDP has an area of 0.61 square miles (1.58 km2), all land.[1] The Tippecanoe River flows southwest to the Wabash River north of Lafayette.

Education

Notable residents

References

  1. 1 2 "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "US Census website". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Bright, William (2004). Native American placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "myaamiaatawaakani | Myaamia Dictionary River names". Archived from the original on 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  6. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 324. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was laid out on January 8, 1882...


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