Welcome to Tolu ...

Tolu is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tolu, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Tolu is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Tolu: 479

Communities Also Named Tolu ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tolu - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Tolu ...

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

• Prairie Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
  • Prairie Grove is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Grove <4>
• Stilwell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
  • Stilwell is located in Adair County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stilwell <4>
• West Fork
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
  • West Fork is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Fork <4>
• Lincoln
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Westville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in Adair County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <4>
• Cedarville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Cedarville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <4>
• Dutch Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
  • Dutch Mills is located in Washington County
• Morrow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
  • Morrow is located in Washington County
• Skylight
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylight
  • Skylight is located in Washington County
• Salem
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Adair County (OK)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tolu ...

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

Adding Tolu to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Tolu post office opened in 1888.

We also found Tolu in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tolu.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ar.us/

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