| Tipton Ford | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Missouri#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Missouri |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Newton |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Neosho |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Footnotes: | |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 945 |
| Coordinates: | 36.9767°N -94.4261°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Area Code: | 417 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID = 741324 |
Tipton Ford is a small unincorporated community in Newton County, Missouri, United States, and located at the intersection of Interstate 49 and Route 175. The community is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The community lies on the northeast bank of Shoal Creek and is 3.5 miles west-southwest of the George Washington Carver National Monument.[1]
A post office called Tipton Ford was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1923.[2] The community was named for a ford across Shoal Creek near the home of the Tipton family.[3]
In August 1914, tragedy struck Tipton Ford, when a Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad locomotive collided with another train, a result of faulty communication. Thirty-eight passengers and five crew members were killed. From 1906 to 1946, the M&NA provided passenger and freight service from Joplin to Helena in eastern Arkansas.[4]