Tiff, Missouri
For the location in McDonald County, see Tiff City, Missouri.
| Tiff | |
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 Tiff post office | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38°01′09″N 90°39′10″W / 38.01917°N 90.65278°WCoordinates: 38°01′09″N 90°39′10″W / 38.01917°N 90.65278°W |
| Postal code | 63674 |
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Tiff is an unincorporated community in eastern Washington County, Missouri, United States. It is located about eight miles northeast of Potosi. It was named for the barite ore found here, also known as "tiff". 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.[1]
St. Joseph Catholic Church in Tiff, Missouri
References
- ↑ St. Joseph's Parish, Tiff, Missouri at the Wayback Machine (archived March 15, 2012)
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