Welcome to Round Top ...
Round Top is located in Wilson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Round Top, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
Round Top is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Round Top lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Round Top: 615 & 629<3>
Communities Also Named Round Top ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Round Top - they are located in Arkansas, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Round Top.
Communities near Round Top ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Round Top.
- Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Temperance Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woodbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carthage
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bluff Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Watertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Carthage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Gordonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Round Top. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Round Top.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Round 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 Round Top.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Round Top. See our Newspapers Page for Round Top.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Round Top ...
Looking for more information about Round Top? 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 Round Top, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Round Top.
Adding Round Top to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Round Top 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 Round Top was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
We also found Round Top on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Round Top.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Wilson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Round Top - 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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Round Top area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Round Top area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |