Do you know of Tiptop ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Tiptop. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Tiptop.<1>

Our sources for Tiptop (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Tiptop other than they indicate that Tiptop would be found somewhere in Transylvania County, North Carolina.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1886 and closed  in 1904.

Communities Also Named Tiptop ...

We found three communities that share the name Tiptop.

Within North Carolina, the name Tiptop is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Magoffin County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Tiptop [Magoffin County].
  • Tennessee
    • Bledsoe County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Tiptop [Bledsoe County].
  • Virginia
    • Tazewell County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Tiptop [Tazewell County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Tiptop ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Tiptop:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Tiptop - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Transylvania County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Transylvania County.