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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Topping in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Topping. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Topping listed first.

  • Harmony Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
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  • Cooper
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooper is located in Middlesex County
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  • Locust Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Freeport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeport is located in Gloucester County
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  • Bushy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bushy is located in Middlesex County
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  • Wilton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilton is located in Middlesex County
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  • Weems
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Weems is located in Lancaster County
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  • New Upton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • New Upton is located in Gloucester County
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  • Irvington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Millenbeck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
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  • Stormont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Stormont is located in Middlesex County
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  • Grinels
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Grinels is located in Middlesex County
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  • White Stone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Urbanna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saluda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Glenns
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Glenns is located in Gloucester County
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  • Cobbs Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ottoman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
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  • Blakes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Blakes is located in Mathews County
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  • Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
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  • Woods Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Woods Crossroads is located in Gloucester County
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  • Mollusk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Merry Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
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  • Westland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Westland is located in Lancaster County
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  • Kilmarnock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Topping, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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