Welcome to Typo ...

Typo is located in Perry County<1>.

The location of Typo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Typo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Typo is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Typo is located in the (606) area code.

Communities near Typo ...

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

• Hazard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
  • Hazard is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazard <4>
• Hindman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hindman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindman
  • Hindman is located in Knott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hindman <4>
• Hyden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyden
  • Hyden is located in Leslie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyden <4>
• Vicco
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
  • Vicco is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
• Blackey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackey
  • Blackey is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
• Buckhorn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Buckhorn is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhorn <4>
• Bulan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulan
  • Bulan is located in Perry County
• Krypton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krypton
  • Krypton is located in Perry County
• Dice
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
  • Dice is located in Perry County
• Tribbey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
  • Tribbey is located in Perry 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 Typo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Typo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Typo ...

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

Adding Typo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Typo post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Typo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/