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Welcome to Toponas ...

Toponas is located in Routt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Toponas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Toponas is 8,280 feet [2,524 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Toponas is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Toponas lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Toponas: 970 & 748<3>

The ZIP code for Toponas: 80479<4>

Communities near Toponas ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toponas ...

Looking for more information about Toponas? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Toponas, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Toponas.

Adding Toponas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Toponas 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 (so far) for Toponas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Toponas post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toponas.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Routt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toponas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Toponas area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Toponas area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Toponas). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Toponas or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/