Tyner, Indiana

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title: "Tyner, Indiana" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["census-designated-places-in-marshall-county,-indiana", "census-designated-places-in-indiana", "unincorporated-communities-in-marshall-county,-indiana", "unincorporated-communities-in-indiana", "populated-places-established-in-1855", "1855-establishments-in-indiana"] topic_path: "geography/india" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyner,_Indiana" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
official_name	Tyner, Indiana
settlement_type	Census-designated place
pushpin_map	Indiana#USA
pushpin_label	Tyner
pushpin_label_position	top
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Indiana
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Marshall
subdivision_type3	Township
subdivision_name3	Polk
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area_total_sq_mi	0.10
area_land_sq_mi	0.10
area_water_sq_mi	0.0
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	804
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	46572
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	18-77030
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	449740
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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. The post office was called "Tyner City" from 1856 until 1894, when it was renamed Tyner.

Geography

Tyner is located in northwestern Marshall County at . Several of the streets of Tyner are named after the main thoroughfares in Cincinnati. Tyner is 8 mi 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 sqmi, of which 0.001 sqmi, or 0.02%, are water. The community drains northwest toward tributaries of Pine Creek, which continues northwest to the Kankakee River beyond Walkerton.

Demographics

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The United States Census Bureau defined Tyner as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.

Notable people

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

References

References

1. "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana". United States Census Bureau.
2. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
4. (1890). "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.
5. "Marshall County". Jim Forte Postal History.
6. McDonald, Daniel. (1908). "A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana, Volume 1". Lewis Publishing Company.
7. (July 1, 2023). "B03002 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – Tyner CDP – 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
8. "2022 Geography Changes". [[United States Census Bureau]].

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