Welcome to Tip Top ...
So far, we found very little information about Tip Top. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tip Top to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tip Top, please Contact Us.
Tip Top would have been located within present day Chester County<2>.
The location of Tip Top has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Tip Top is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Tip Top was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Tip Top still existed, it would have been in the (803) area code.
Communities Also Named Tip Top ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Tip Top: This one is located in Chester County and the other is located in Laurens County.
Beyond South Carolina, there are 9 communities that are also named Tip Top - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Tennessee (2) and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tip Top.
Communities near Tip Top ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tip Top.
- Rock Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Rock Hill is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,318 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hill <5>
- Lancaster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <5>
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,363 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
- Winnsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
- Winnsboro is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,130 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <5>
- Great Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Great Falls is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <5>
- Van Wyck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wyck
- Van Wyck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Wyck <5>
- Fort Lawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lawn
- Fort Lawn is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lawn <5>
- McConnells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnells
- McConnells is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnells <5>
- Richburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg
- Richburg is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richburg <5>
- Lowrys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Tip Top. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tip Top.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tip Top. 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 Tip Top.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tip Top. See our Newspapers Page for Tip Top.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tip Top, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Chester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tip Top - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |