Tuppers Plains is an

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and

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(CDP) on the boundary of

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and

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townships in

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Geography

The community is in northeastern Meigs County, with slightly more of its area in Orange Township to the west, compared to the eastern portion within Olive Township. The main road through the center of the community,

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, leads northeast to Coolville and southwest to Pomeroy, the Meigs

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. Ohio State Route 681 crosses SR 7 in the center of Tuppers Plains, leading southeast to Reedsville on the

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and west to U.S. Route 33 at Darwin. According to the

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, the Tuppers Plains CDP has an area of , all land. The community sits on a ridge which drains east toward East Fourmile Creek, a tributary of the

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just above its confluence with the Ohio River; and west toward Meigs Creek, a tributary of the East Branch of the Shade River, another tributary of the Ohio.

Education

Public education in the community of Tuppers Plains is provided by the

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. Campuses serving the community include the Eastern Elementary School (Grades K-8) and Eastern High School of Reedsville (Grades 9–12).

Notable people

* George Willis Ritchey, telescope maker and

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References

Unincorporated communities in Ohio Unincorporated communities in Meigs County, Ohio Census-designated places in Meigs County, Ohio Census-designated places in Ohio {{MeigsCountyOH-geo-stub