Welcome to Talpa ...
So far, we found very little information about Talpa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Talpa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Talpa, please Contact Us.
Talpa would have been located within present day Prince George County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Talpa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Talpa is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Talpa was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Talpa was located: 804 & 686<4>
Communities Also Named Talpa ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Talpa - they are located in Colorado, New Mexico and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Talpa.
Communities near Talpa ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Talpa.
- Petersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Colonial Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jarratt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Derby ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Rowanta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Sussex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
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 Talpa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Talpa.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Talpa. 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 Talpa.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Talpa. See our Newspapers Page for Talpa.
Adding Talpa to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Talpa in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Talpa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Talpa post office opened in 1888. The Talpa post office closed in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Talpa.
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 Talpa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Prince George, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Talpa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Talpa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Talpa area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |