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)
  • Lebanon is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lebanon
  • From Round Top to Lebanon
• Temperance Hall
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Temperance Hall
  • From Round Top to Temperance Hall
• Smithville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Smithville is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Smithville
  • From Round Top to Smithville
• Woodbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Woodbury is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,971 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woodbury
  • From Round Top to Woodbury
• Carthage
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Carthage is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carthage
  • From Round Top to Carthage
• Bluff Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
• Watertown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Watertown is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watertown <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Watertown
  • From Round Top to Watertown
• South Carthage
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • South Carthage is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
• Gordonsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordonsville is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gordonsville
  • From Round Top to Gordonsville
• Alexandria
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Alexandria is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alexandria
  • From Round Top to Alexandria

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 (so far) for Round Top was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Round Top.