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Welcome to Toney ...

Toney is located in Franklin County<1>.


The location of Toney has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Toney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Toney is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Toney lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Toney is within the (479) area code.

Communities Also Named Toney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Toney: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Marion County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 3 communities that are also named Toney - they are located in Alabama and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Toney ...

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

  • Alma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
  • Ozark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Ozark is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,626 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
  • Charleston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <4>
  • Lavaca
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
    • Lavaca is located in Sebastian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <4>
  • Mulberry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Mulberry is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <4>
  • Kibler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kibler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
    • Kibler is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
  • Coal Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
    • Coal Hill is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Hill <4>
  • Dyer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
    • Dyer is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <4>
  • Altus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountainburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainburg
    • Mountainburg is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountainburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toney ...

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

Adding Toney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Toney 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 Toney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Toney post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toney.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Toney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Franklin, 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 Toney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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