Welcome to Tulip ...

Tulip is located in Frederick County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Tulip, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tulip, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Tulip is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Tulip is located in the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Tulip ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Tulip - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Tulip ...

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

• Petersburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
• Winchester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Winchester City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
• Front Royal
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal
  • Front Royal is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Front Royal <5>
• Strasburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <5>
• Woodstock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <5>
• Berryville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <5>
• Stephens City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
  • Stephens City is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <5>
• Boyce
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Boyce is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <5>
• Toms Brook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Brook
  • Toms Brook is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toms Brook <5>
• Wardensville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardensville
  • Wardensville is located in Hardy County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardensville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tulip ...

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

Adding Tulip to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tulip 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 Tulip was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tulip post office opened in 1894.

We also found Tulip on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tulip.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/