Tippecanoe, Ohio
- This article is about a village in Ohio. For the city in Ohio see Tippecanoe City.
Tippecanoe is a census-designated place (CDP) in central Washington Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States. It is located along State Route 800. Although it is unincorporated, it had a post office until 2011 with the ZIP code of 44699.[1]
History
Tippecanoe was platted in 1840.[2] The community derives its name from the campaign song "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too".[3] A post office was established at Tippecanoe in 1841,[4] and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 2011.[5]
References
- ↑ Zip Code Lookup
- ↑ Hanna, Charles Augustus (1900). Historical Collections of Harrison County, in the State of Ohio. p. 115.
- ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 133.
- ↑ "Harrison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ "Postmaster Finder". United States Postal Service. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
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Coordinates: 40°16′11″N 81°17′12″W / 40.26972°N 81.28667°W
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