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Welcome to Toomey ...

Toomey is located in Calcasieu Parish<1>.


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


Toomey is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Toomey: (337)

Communities Also Named Toomey ...

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

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Toomey.

Communities near Toomey ...

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

  • Sulphur
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Orange
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Orange is located in Orange County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
  • Bridge City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge City
    • Bridge City is located in Orange County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,810 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridge City <4>
  • Vinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
  • West Orange
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Orange
    • West Orange is located in Orange County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Orange <4>
  • Pinehurst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
    • Pinehurst is located in Orange County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
  • Edgerly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
    • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Starks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Deweyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lemonville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonville
    • Lemonville is located in Orange County (TX)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toomey ...

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

Adding Toomey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Toomey 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 Toomey was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

We also found Toomey on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toomey.

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

The official website for Calcasieu Parish: www.cppj.net/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Calcasieu, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toomey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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