Welcome to Topping ...
Topping is located in Middlesex County<1>.
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The location of Topping has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Topping, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
Topping is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Topping lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Topping: 804 & 686<4>
Communities Also Named Topping ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Topping - it's located in Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Topping.
Communities near Topping ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Topping.
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- West Point is located in King William County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <5>
- Kilmarnock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilmarnock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmarnock
- Kilmarnock is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilmarnock <5>
- Urbanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanna
- Urbanna is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbanna <5>
- Irvington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Irvington is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <5>
- White Stone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
- White Stone is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <5>
- Weems
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Millenbeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millenbeck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Amburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Saluda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
- Saluda is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <5>
- Glenns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
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 Topping. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Topping.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Topping. 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 Topping.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Topping. See our Newspapers Page for Topping.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Topping ...
Looking for more information about Topping? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Topping, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Topping.
Adding Topping to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Topping 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 Topping was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Topping post office opened in 1897.
We also found Topping on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Topping.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Topping. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Middlesex County: www.co.middlesex.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Topping - 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 Topping area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Topping 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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |