Tipton, Champaign County, Illinois
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
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Tipton is an unincorporated community in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. Tipton is located along a railroad line south of St. Joseph.
Tipton, Illinois | |
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  Tipton, Illinois Location within Illinois  Tipton, Illinois Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°04′11″N 88°02′06″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Champaign |
| Elevation | 676 ft (206 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 217 |
| GNIS feature ID | 423244[1] |
Tipton is said to have been named after Tip Peters, who was a local farmer and lived next to the railroad tracks on his farm.[citation needed]
The Peters-Thompson Cemetery is a small cemetery in the corner of a farm field and contains some of the original settlers of this area.
