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Welcome to Tonovay ...

Tonovay is located in Greenwood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tonovay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Tonovay is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Tonovay: 620

Communities near Tonovay ...

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

  • Eureka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <3>
  • Madison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Toronto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Hamilton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Severy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Severy is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Fall River
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Climax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Climax is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Virgil
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Virgil is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Coyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Coyville is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Neal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Neal is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tonovay ...

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

Adding Tonovay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tonovay 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 Tonovay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Tonovay post office opened in 1886. The Tonovay post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tonovay.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Greenwood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tonovay - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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