Welcome to Topaz ...

So far, we found very little information about Topaz. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Topaz to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Topaz, please Contact Us.

Topaz would have been located within present day Bannock County<2>.

The location of Topaz has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Topaz, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Topaz is 4,950 feet [1,509 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Topaz is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Topaz was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Topaz once stood is in the (208) and (986)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Topaz ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Idaho communities named Topaz: This one is located in Bannock County and the other is located in Bingham County.

Beyond Idaho, there are 7 communities that are also named Topaz - they are located in Arkansas, California, Michigan, Missouri, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Topaz ...

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

• Grace
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Grace is located in Caribou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace <6>
• Inkom
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inkom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkom
  • Inkom is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inkom <6>
• McCammon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCammon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCammon
  • McCammon is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCammon <6>
• Downey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
  • Downey is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <6>
• Lava Hot Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava Hot Springs
  • Lava Hot Springs is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lava Hot Springs <6>
• Bancroft
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
  • Bancroft is located in Caribou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <6>
• Arimo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arimo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arimo
  • Arimo is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arimo <6>
• Robin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin
  • Robin is located in Bannock County
• Chesterfield ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Caribou County
• Five Points ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Five Points is located in Caribou County

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

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

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

Adding Topaz to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Topaz 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 Topaz was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Topaz post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Topaz.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bannock County: www.co.bannock.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/