Welcome to Round Top ...

Round Top is located in Wilson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Round Top, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Round Top is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Round Top lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Round Top lies within the (615) area code.

Communities Also Named Round Top ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Round Top - they are located in Arkansas, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Round Top ...

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

• Lebanon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
• Temperance Hall
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
  • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
• Smithville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <3>
• Woodbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Cannon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,971 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <3>
• Carthage
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <3>
• Bluff Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
  • Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
• Watertown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Watertown is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watertown <3>
• South Carthage
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
  • South Carthage is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
• Gordonsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
  • Gordonsville is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <3>
• Alexandria
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <3>

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 Round Top. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Round Top.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Round 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 Round Top.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Round Top ...

Looking for more information about Round 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 Round Top, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Round Top.

Adding Round Top to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Round 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 Round Top was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Round Top on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wilson County: www.wilsoncountytn.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/