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Welcome to Tolbert ...

Tolbert is located in Nicholas County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Tolbert, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Tolbert is 2,710 feet [826 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Tolbert is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Tolbert: (304) & (681)<3>

Communities Also Named Tolbert ...

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

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.

  • Summersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Richwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Richwood is located in Nicholas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <4>
  • Rainelle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rupert
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cowen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Quinwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
    • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Camden-on-Gauley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
    • Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Donald
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donald have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
    • Donald is located in Nicholas County
  • Saxman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
    • Saxman is located in Nicholas County
  • Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brushy Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
    • Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tolbert ...

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

Adding Tolbert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tolbert 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 for Tolbert was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Tolbert post office opened in 1906.

We also found Tolbert on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tolbert.

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Nicholas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tolbert - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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