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Welcome to Tolson ...

Tolson is located in Saint Mary's County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tolson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Tolson is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tolson: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Tolson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Tolson - they are located in Florida and Illinois.

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

Communities near Tolson ...

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

  • Leonardtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Warsaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Warsaw is located in Richmond County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
  • Montross
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Montross is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <4>
  • Valley Lee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
  • Callaway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gum Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
  • Saint Marys City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tucker Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
  • Great Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Kinsale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tolson ...

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

Adding Tolson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tolson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Tolson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tolson post office opened in 1910. The Tolson post office closed in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tolson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Saint Mary's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tolson - 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Tolson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Tolson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/