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Welcome to Tolu ...

Tolu is located in Crittenden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tolu, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Tolu is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tolu: 270 & 364<3>

The ZIP code for Tolu: 42084<4>

Communities Also Named Tolu ...

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

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.

  • Marion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marion is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
  • Sturgis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shawneetown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Rosiclare
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Salem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Golconda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Fredonia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Cave-In-Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elizabethtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Old Shawneetown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people

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 (so far) for Tolu was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tolu post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tolu.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Crittenden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tolu - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Tolu area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Tolu area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Tolu). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Tolu or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/