Welcome to Tipton ...
Tipton is located in Nicholas County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tipton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
Tipton is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Tipton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Tipton: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Tipton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Tipton - they are located in Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Virginia and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tipton.
Communities near Tipton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tipton.
- Summersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Nicholas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Summersville
- From Tipton to Summersville
- Fayetteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fayetteville
- From Tipton to Fayetteville
- Montgomery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Montgomery
- From Tipton to Montgomery
- Ansted
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansted have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansted
- Ansted is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansted <4>
- Smithers
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithers
- Smithers is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithers <4>
- Gauley Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gauley Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley Bridge
- Gauley Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gauley Bridge <4>
- Clay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clay
- From Tipton to Clay
- Leander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Elliot ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Morrison ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morrison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Morrison
- From Tipton to Morrison
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 Tipton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tipton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tipton. 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 Tipton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tipton. See our Newspapers Page for Tipton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tipton ...
Looking for more information about Tipton? 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 Tipton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tipton.
Adding Tipton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tipton 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 Tipton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Tipton post office opened in 1885.
We also found Tipton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tipton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tipton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Nicholas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tipton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Tipton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Tipton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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/ |