Tyner, IN

Tyner is an unincorporated community and census-designated place 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. Tyner was originally called "Tyner City", and under the latter name was platted in 1855. The through line in Tyner is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Tyner makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. Tyner was named for one of its founders, Thomas Tyner. Several of the streets of Tyner are named after the main thoroughfares in Cincinnati. Tyner is 8 miles northwest of Plymouth, the county seat, and the same distance southeast of Walkerton.