Tiff, Missouri
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Template:Geobox 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]
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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.
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- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 December 2016.