Welcome to Tip Top ...

Tip Top is located in Allegany County<1>.

The location of Tip Top has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tip Top, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Tip Top is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Tip Top lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Tip Top ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Tip Top - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2) and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tip Top.

Communities near Tip Top ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tip Top.

• Hornell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornell
  • Hornell is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornell <4>
• Wellsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <4>
• Canisteo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canisteo
  • Canisteo is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canisteo <4>
• Andover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <4>
• Belmont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
• Angelica
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angelica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
  • Angelica is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angelica <4>
• Arkport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkport
  • Arkport is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkport <4>
• North Hornell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hornell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
  • North Hornell is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
• Canaseraga
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaseraga
  • Canaseraga is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaseraga <4>
• Almond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Almond is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almond <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tip Top. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tip Top.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tip Top. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tip Top.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tip Top. See our Newspapers Page for Tip Top.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tip Top ...

Looking for more information about Tip Top? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tip Top, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tip Top.

Adding Tip Top to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tip Top in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tip Top was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Tip Top on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tip Top.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tip Top. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Allegany County: www.alleganyco.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/