Tippecanoe, OH

Tippecanoe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Washington Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census counted 83 residents. Tippecanoe is located along State Route 800 in the valley of Stillwater Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the Tuscarawas River. Tippecanoe was platted in 1840. Tippecanoe's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Ohio setting. The local scoop is how Tippecanoe's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. The community derives its name from the county namesake General William Henry Harrison's nickname, Tippecanoe, which, in turn, was derived from his heroism at the Battle of Tippecanoe, November 7, 1811. Tippecanoe is in southwestern Harrison County, 12 miles south of Uhrichsville and 5 miles north of Freeport via State Route 800. Cadiz, the Harrison county seat, is 20 miles to the east via county roads.