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Welcome to Toler ...

Toler is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Toler, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Toler is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Toler: 606

Communities near Toler ...

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

  • Pikeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Coal Run Village
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
    • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
  • Delbarton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Matewan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matewan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matewan
    • Matewan is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matewan <3>
  • Kermit
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Warfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
    • Warfield is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <3>
  • Buskirk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Canada
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canada have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
    • Canada is located in Pike County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canada <3>
  • McAndrews
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAndrews have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
    • McAndrews is located in Pike County
  • McCarr
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCarr have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarr
    • McCarr is located in Pike County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCarr <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toler ...

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

Adding Toler to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Toler post office opened in 1907.

We also found Toler on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toler.

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toler - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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