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This article is about the unincorporated community in Jackson County. For the community in Howard County formerly with the same name, see Center, Indiana. Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Tampico, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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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 code47220
FIPS code18-74906
GNIS feature ID447648

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

History

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
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