Tyner, Indiana

Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

41°24′35″N 86°24′09″W / 41.40972°N 86.40250°W / 41.40972; -86.40250CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyMarshallTownship PolkArea

• Total0.10 sq mi (0.3 km²) • Land0.10 sq mi (0.3 km²) • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

804 ft (245 m)ZIP code

46572

FIPS code18-77030^[2]GNIS feature ID449740

Tyner is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Polk Township, Marshall County, Indiana, United States. Originally named "Tyner City", it is named after Thomas Tyner, who died in 1880 and is buried in the town's cemetery.

History

Tyner was originally called "Tyner City", and under the latter name was platted in 1855. It was named for one of its founders, Thomas Tyner.^[4] The post office was called "Tyner City" from 1856 until 1894, when it was renamed Tyner.^[5]

Geography

Tyner is located in northwestern Marshall County at 41°24′35″N 86°24′09″W / 41.40972°N 86.40250°W / 41.40972; -86.40250. Several of the streets of Tyner are named after the main thoroughfares in Cincinnati.^[6] Tyner is 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Plymouth, the county seat, and the same distance southeast of Walkerton.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Tyner CDP has an area of 0.40 square miles (1.04 km²), of which 0.001 square miles (0.003 km²), or 0.02%, are water.^[3] The community drains northwest toward tributaries of Pine Creek, which continues northwest to the Kankakee River beyond Walkerton.

Notable people

Lambert Hillyer, film director
Lydia Knott, film actress
Scott Skiles, NBA player and coach

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
^ History of Indiana: Containing a History of Indiana and Biographical Sketches of Governors and Other Leading Men. Also a Statement of the Growth and Prosperity of Marshall County, Together with a Personal and Family History of Many of Its Citizens. Brant, Fuller. 1890. p. 59.
^ "Marshall County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
^ McDonald, Daniel (1908). A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 131.