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History · Tippecanoe

Tippecanoe’s post office opened in 1841, and 79% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1909 on.

1841first post office
0on the National Register
79%homes built before 1940
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How Tippecanoe began

When was Tippecanoe founded?

1841

The Tippecanoe post office opened in 1841, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 83185 years
Founding year: the first Tippecanoe post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Tippecanoe’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Tippecanoe are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19095 editions of the USGS map, 1909 to 1993. Watch Tippecanoe change.Deep rootsA post office since 1841: 185 years of Tippecanoe.
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Tippecanoe on the map, 1909 to 1993

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Tippecanoe. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Tippecanoe on the 1909 USGS mapTippecanoe on the 1911 USGS mapTippecanoe on the 1961 USGS mapTippecanoe on the 1978 USGS mapTippecanoe on the 1993 USGS map1909Uhrichsville sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Tippecanoe.

The story

How Tippecanoe came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Tippecanoe.

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Tippecanoe was platted in 1840. The community derives its name from the county namesake General William Henry Harrison's nickname, Tippecanoe, which, in turn, was derived from his heroism at the Battle of Tippecanoe, November 7, 1811. A post office was established at Tippecanoe in 1841, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 2011.

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Questions about Tippecanoe’s history

What year was Tippecanoe founded?

The Tippecanoe post office opened in 1841, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.