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Tulip is an unincorporated community in Highland Township, Greene County, Indiana.

Tulip, Indiana
Unincorporated community

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Coordinates: 39°04′55″N 86°53′12″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Greene
Township	Highland
Elevation [1]	643 ft (196 m)
ZIP code	47424
FIPS code	18-76688[2]
GNIS feature ID	444945

History

According to one source, the community was likely named for the American tulip tree.[3] A post office was established at Tulip in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.[4]

Geography

The Tulip Viaduct spans Richland Creek between Solsberry and Tulip.[5]

References

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 327. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The name may be for the tulip, or yellow poplar, tree rather than for the flower...
"Greene County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
Simmons, Richard; Parker, Francis (1997). Railroads of Indiana. Indiana University Press. p. 190. ISBN 0-253-33351-2.

External links

Tulip Cemetery
Vandeventer, Larry. "Bumps in the Road". The Worthington Times. Retrieved 2014-03-18.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Greene County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Bloomfield
Cities	Jasonville Linton	Map of Indiana highlighting Greene County
Towns	Bloomfield Lyons Newberry Switz City Worthington
Townships	Beech Creek Cass Center Fairplay Grant Highland Jackson Jefferson Richland Smith Stafford Stockton Taylor Washington Wright
CDPs	Owensburg Scotland
Other unincorporated communities	Antioch Beehunter Bushrod Calvertville Cincinnati Dixon Doans Ellis Elliston Furnace Gilmour‡ Hashtown Hendricksville Hobbieville Hoosier Ilene Island City Johnstown Koleen Lone Tree Marco McVille Midland Midland Junction Mineral City Newark Park Plummer Point Commerce Ridgeport Solsberry Sponsler Stalcup Corner Summit Tanner Tulip Vicksburg Victoria White Rose
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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