Tiff | |
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 Tiff post office | |
  Tiff | |
| Coordinates: 38°01′09″N 90°39′10″W / 38.01917°N 90.65278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Postal code | 63674 |
| GNIS feature ID | 727649 [1] |
Tiff is an unincorporated community in eastern Washington County, Missouri, United States. [1] It is located approximately eight miles northeast of Potosi. The community was named for the barite ore found here, also known as "tiff". [2] The community was founded as a company town in the early 1900s by John Cambel to house miners for his South East Missouri Barytes Company. [3] A post office called Tiff has been in operation since 1905. [4]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tiff, Missouri
- ^ "Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ St. Joseph's Parish, Tiff, Missouri at the Wayback Machine (archived March 15, 2012)
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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