Welcome to Tolbert ...

So far, we found very little information about Tolbert. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Tolbert to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tolbert, please Contact Us.

Tolbert was located in the Texas Panhandle.

Tolbert would have been located within present day Wilbarger County<2>.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Tolbert is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Tolbert was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Tolbert was located: 940

Communities Also Named Tolbert ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tolbert - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Tolbert ...

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

• Vernon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Wilbarger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Vernon
  • From Tolbert to Vernon
• Chillicothe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
  • Chillicothe is located in Hardeman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chillicothe <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chillicothe
  • From Tolbert to Chillicothe
• Davidson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
  • Davidson is located in Tillman County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidson <4>
• Elmer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
  • Elmer is located in Jackson County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer <4>
• White City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Wilbarger County
• Fargo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
  • Fargo is located in Wilbarger County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fargo
  • From Tolbert to Fargo
• Odell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Odell is located in Wilbarger County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <4>
• Lockett
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockett
  • Lockett is located in Wilbarger County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lockett
  • From Tolbert to Lockett
• Medicine Mound ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Mound
  • Medicine Mound is located in Hardeman County
• Rayland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayland
  • Rayland is located in Foard County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rayland
  • From Tolbert to Rayland

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

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

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

Adding Tolbert to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Tolbert post office opened in 1890.

We also found Tolbert in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tolbert.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wilbarger County: www.co.wilbarger.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/