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Welcome to North Topeka ...

North Topeka is located in Shawnee County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for North Topeka: N. Topeka

North Topeka is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Topeka: 785

Communities near North Topeka ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Topeka ...

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

Adding North Topeka to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Topeka 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 North Topeka was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the North Topeka post office opened in 1870. The North Topeka post office closed in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Topeka.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Shawnee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Topeka - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/