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Welcome to Trapp ...

Trapp is located in Loudoun County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trapp, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

Trapp is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Trapp lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Trapp ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Trapp - they are located in Kentucky, Mississippi and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Trapp.

Websites for Trapp ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.loudounchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Trapp, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Trapp ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Trapp.

  • Leesburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Petersburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Winchester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Front Royal
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Purcellville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Charles Town
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ranson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
    • Ranson has also been known as:
    • Corporation of Ranson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <3>
  • Berryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lovettsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Stephens City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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 Trapp. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trapp.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Trapp. 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 Trapp.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Trapp. See our Newspapers Page for Trapp.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trapp ...

Looking for more information about Trapp? 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 Trapp, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Trapp.

Adding Trapp to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Trapp 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 Trapp was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Trapp post office opened in 1876. The Trapp post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trapp.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Loudoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trapp - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/