Tipton Ford, Missouri

Tipton Ford
Unincorporated community
Tipton Ford Location within the state of Missouri
Coordinates: 36°58′36″N 94°25′34″W / 36.97667°N 94.42611°W / 36.97667; -94.42611Coordinates: 36°58′36″N 94°25′34″W / 36.97667°N 94.42611°W / 36.97667; -94.42611
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Newton
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

Tipton Ford is a small unincorporated community in Newton County, Missouri, United States, and located at the intersection of Interstate 49 and Route 175. Some businesses, a few homes, and a fire station are located here.

The community is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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.^[1]

References

↑ "H. Glenn Mosenthin, "Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad"". encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved April 28, 2013.

Municipalities and communities of Newton County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Neosho

Cities	Diamond Fairview Granby Joplin‡ Neosho Seneca

Villages	Cliff Village Dennis Acres Grand Falls Plaza Leawood Loma Linda Newtonia Redings Mill Ritchey Shoal Creek Drive Shoal Creek Estates Silver Creek Saginaw Stark City Stella Wentworth

Unincorporated communities	Hornet Monark Springs Racine Spring City Tipton Ford Wanda

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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