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Welcome to Toole ...

Toole is located in Mineral County<1>.

Toole is 2,610 feet [796 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Toole is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Toole lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Toole, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Toole: 406

Communities near Toole ...

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

  • Plains
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Superior
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cabin City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cabin City is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin City
  • Island City ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Island City is located in Sanders County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
  • Paradise
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverbend
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverbend is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
  • De Borgia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Eddy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Eddy is located in Sanders County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy
  • Old Town
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Old Town is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Haugan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toole ...

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

Adding Toole to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Toole 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 Toole was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toole.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Mineral, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toole - 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.