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Welcome to Toolesboro ...

Toolesboro is located in Louisa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Toolesboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Toolesboro is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Toolesboro: 319

Communities near Toolesboro ...

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

  • Muscatine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Aledo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Aledo is located in Mercer County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aledo <3>
  • Wapello
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Wapello is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
  • Columbus Junction
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Mediapolis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oquawka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oquawka is located in Henderson County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oquawka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oquawka <3>
  • Winfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Fruitland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Morning Sun
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • New Boston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toolesboro ...

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

Adding Toolesboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Toolesboro 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 Toolesboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toolesboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Louisa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toolesboro - 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.