Welcome to Toland ...

Toland is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Toland, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Toland is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Toland: (717)

Communities Also Named Toland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Toland - they are located in Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Toland ...

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

• Carlisle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Mechanicsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <4>
• Camp Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
  • Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <4>
• Gettysburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
  • Gettysburg is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <4>
• Shippensburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
  • Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <4>
• Dillsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
  • Dillsburg is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsburg <4>
• Spring Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Spring Grove is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
• Mount Holly Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly Springs
  • Mount Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly Springs <4>
• Bonneauville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
  • Bonneauville is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
• New Oxford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Oxford
  • New Oxford is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Oxford <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 Toland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Toland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toland ...

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

Adding Toland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Toland 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 Toland was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/