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Welcome to Toone ...

The town of Toone is located in Hardeman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Toone, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Toone has a population of 337 people<2> (see below for details).

Toone is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Toone, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Toone: 731

The ZIP code for Toone: 38381<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Toone had an population of 337 people. This is a decrease of 7.42% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Toone had a population of 364 people. This makes Toone the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 364 people, the population of Toone increased 10.3% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 330 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Toone.

Communities near Toone ...

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

  • Jackson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Parkburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkburg is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
  • Deanburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Deanburg is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
  • Henderson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Bolivar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Whiteville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Teague
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Teague is located in Hardeman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
  • Finger
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Hornsby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Medon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toone ...

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

Adding Toone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Toone 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 Toone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Toone post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toone.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hardeman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Toone.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toone - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 town (such as Toone). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Toone 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/