Tin Town, Missouri
Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
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Tin Town is an unincorporated community in southeastern Polk County, Missouri. Located on Route 215, it is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.[1][2]
The community was recorded as Half Way in the Polk County, Missouri Official Plat Maps of 1903[3] and again in 1939.[4] It was officially designated Gold[5] until the 1930s, when the name Tin Town was adopted in reference to the significant number of homes with tin roofs.[6]
Notable people
- Ronnie Self (1938–1981), rockabilly singer-songwriter known for "Bop-A-Lena"
