Tipp City is a city in southern Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 10,274 at the 2020 census. Founded in 1840 as Tippecanoe City, it was renamed in 1938 because another town in Ohio was likewise named Tippecanoe. The city lies in the Miami Valley 15 miles (24 km) north of Dayton and sits along Interstate 75 near the Interstate 70 interchange. Tipp City is part of the Dayton metropolitan area.
At a Glance
- County: Miami County
- State: Ohio
History of Tipp City
Tippecanoe City was platted in 1840 by John Clark along the developing Miami and Erie Canal. Its name derives from presidential candidate William Henry Harrison’s nickname, Tippecanoe, which, Harrison had acquired as commander of U.S. forces at the Battle of Tippecanoe on November 7, 1811.
The early city was a popular stopping off point for boatmen traveling along the Miami and Erie Canal. The original downtown purportedly included a large number of bars and a red light district. The now dry canal locks can be seen just east of downtown. Development of the railroads in the 1850s and 1860s put the canals out of business and slowed the city’s initially rapid growth. Ruins of a repair shop (yard barn) for the old Inter Urban rail system can still be seen on the outskirts of town. As Tippecanoe City grew, it merged with Hyattsville, a contiguous village located on present day Hyatt Street. The Hyattsville post office served the entire city in 1862. Near the end of the American Civil War, on January 28, 1865, the Hyattsville post office transitioned to officially become the Tippecanoe City post office.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Tipp City, Ohio, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.