Tiff, Missouri
Tiff | |
Unincorporated community | |
![]() Tiff post office | |
Country | United States |
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State | Missouri |
Coordinates | 38°01′09″N 90°39′10″W / 38.01917°N 90.65278°WCoordinates: 38°01′09″N 90°39′10″W / 38.01917°N 90.65278°W |
Postal code | 63674 |
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Tiff is an unincorporated community in eastern Washington County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located about eight miles northeast of Potosi. It 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]
![](../I/m/St_Joseph_Catholic_Church_Tiff_MO-20140524-016.jpg)
St. Joseph Catholic Church in Tiff, Missouri
References
- ↑ 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 30 December 2016.
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