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Tipton County is divided into 6 Civil Townships as follows: Cicero, Jefferson,
Liberty, Madison, Prairie and Wildcat.
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Tipton County was organized May 1, 1844.
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Tipton, originally called Canton and then Tiptontown, is the County Seat.
Laid out in 1845 by Newton J. Jackson, by 1849 it contained about 35 houses
and a population of 200.
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According to the Society of Indiana Pioneers, an individual was a pioneer
of our county if they resided here on or before December 31, 1840.
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Indiana automobile License Plates issued in Tipton County start with the
prefix 80 because it is the eightieth county in alphabetical listing.
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