Tiff | |
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Coordinates: 38°01′09″N 90°39′10″W / 38.01917°N 90.65278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
Postal code | 63674 |
GNIS feature ID | 727649 [1] |
Tiff is an unincorporated community in eastern Washington County, Missouri, United States. [1] It is located approximately eight miles northeast of Potosi. The community 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]
Tiff | |
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Coordinates: 38°01′09″N 90°39′10″W / 38.01917°N 90.65278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
Postal code | 63674 |
GNIS feature ID | 727649 [1] |
Tiff is an unincorporated community in eastern Washington County, Missouri, United States. [1] It is located approximately eight miles northeast of Potosi. The community 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]