Midwest Gazetteer
Tiff, Missouri
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Overview
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[
Geography
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[
History
]
Overview
Location:
Washington County
,
Missouri
Legal status:
Unincorporated
Name origin:
Slang term for the mineral barite
Geography
Located on CR 408 northeast of
Cadet
Latitude:
38°01'09" N
(+38.0192)
Longitude:
90°39'10" W
(-90.6528)
Civil township:
Union
As the crow flies, Tiff is...
2.3
miles SW of
Blackwell
2.6
miles E of
Bellefontaine
2.9
miles NE of
Cadet
3.0
miles E of
Shibboleth
3.4
miles SE of
Cannon Mines
4.1
miles E of
Happy Hollow
4.2
miles SE of
Fertile
4.6
miles W of
Melzo
4.6
miles NE of
Fountain Farm
4.7
miles E of
Mud Town
48.7
miles SW of
St. Louis
77.9
miles NW of
Cape Girardeau
History
Name origin
Tiff is a slang term for the mineral
barite
, or barium sulphate