Do you know of Topnot ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Topnot. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Topnot.<1>

Our sources for Topnot (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Topnot other than they indicate that Topnot would be found somewhere in Shenandoah County, Virginia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1886 and closed  in 1904.

Communities Also Named Topnot ...

We found one communities that share the name Topnot.

Within Virginia, the name Topnot is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Topnot in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Caswell County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Topnot [Caswell County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Topnot ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Topnot:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Topnot - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Topnot.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 51/79072   (Place Name: Topnot)

County: Shenandoah     (FIPS State/County: 51/171)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Topnot) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Shenandoah County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Shenandoah County.