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Welcome to Totz ...

Totz is located in Harlan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Totz, you might consider that their post office opened in 1921.

Totz is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Totz: 606

The ZIP code for Totz: 40870<3>

Communities near Totz ...

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

  • Big Stone Gap
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Cumberland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pennington Gap
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
  • Appalachia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Harlan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jonesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Evarts
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Loyall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Loyall is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Benham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Totz ...

Looking for more information about Totz? 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 Totz, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Totz.

Adding Totz to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Totz 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 Totz was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Totz post office opened in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Totz.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Harlan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Totz - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Totz). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Totz or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/