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Welcome to Topia ...

Topia is located in Alleghany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Topia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Topia is 2,570 feet [783 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Topia is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Topia: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near Topia ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Topia ...

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

Adding Topia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Topia 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 Topia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Topia post office opened in 1884.

We also found Topia in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Topia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Alleghany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Topia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Topia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Topia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/