Welcome to Toolesboro ...

Toolesboro is located in Louisa County<1>.

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

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

Toolesboro is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Toolesboro is within the (319) area code.

Communities near Toolesboro ...

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

• Muscatine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscatine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatine
  • Muscatine is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscatine <4>
• Aledo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aledo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
  • Aledo is located in Mercer County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aledo <4>
• Wapello
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
  • Wapello is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
• Columbus Junction
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Junction
  • Columbus Junction is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Junction <4>
• Mediapolis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mediapolis
  • Mediapolis is located in Des Moines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mediapolis <4>
• Oquawka
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oquawka
  • Oquawka is located in Henderson County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oquawka <4>
• Winfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <4>
• Fruitland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
• Morning Sun
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
  • Morning Sun is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morning Sun <4>
• New Boston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • New Boston is located in Mercer County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <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 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 for Toolesboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toolesboro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Louisa County: www.louisacountyiowa.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/