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Tampico, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°48′00″N 85°57′22″W / 38.80000°N 85.95611°W / 38.80000; -85.95611
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Tampico, Indiana
Tampico, Indiana
Tampico, Indiana
Tampico is located in Indiana
Tampico
Tampico
Tampico is located in the United States
Tampico
Tampico
Coordinates: 38°48′00″N 85°57′22″W / 38.80000°N 85.95611°W / 38.80000; -85.95611
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJackson
TownshipGrassy Fork
Elevation551 ft (168 m)
ZIP code
47220
FIPS code18-74906[2]
GNIS feature ID447648[1]

Tampico is an unincorporated community in Grassy Fork Township, Jackson County, Indiana.

History

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Tampico first grew around a blacksmith shop established in about 1840.[3] The community was likely named after Tampico, in Mexico.[4] A post office was established at Tampico in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tampico, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Unigraphic. 1886. p. 401.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The name probably is for the Mexican seaport.
  5. ^ "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 19, 2014.