Tilton is an
unincorporated community
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in
Poweshiek and
Keokuk counties, in the
U.S. state
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of
Iowa
Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...
.
History
Tilton was
plat
In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bea ...
ted in 1884.
It was named for George W. Tilton, a railroad official.
Tilton's population was 27 in 1902.
The post office in Tilton closed in 1931.
References
Unincorporated communities in Keokuk County, Iowa
Unincorporated communities in Poweshiek County, Iowa
1884 establishments in Iowa
Unincorporated communities in Iowa
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