Tipton Ford, Missouri

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
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°58′36″N 94°25′34″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Newton
Township	Neosho
Elevation [1]	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

A 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]