Tolu, Arkansas
Tolu, Arkansas is located in Arkansas
Tolu, Arkansas
Tolu, Arkansas
Tolu's position in Arkansas
Coordinates: 35°48′52.3″N 94°29′42.8″W / 35.814528°N 94.495222°W / 35.814528; -94.495222
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyWashington
TownshipVineyard
Elevation
1,093 ft (333 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
72729
Area code479
GNIS feature ID78565
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tolu, Arkansas

Tolu is an unincorporated community in Vineyard Township in western Washington County, Arkansas, United States.[1] It is located at the intersection of Highway 59 and Bellamy Road (Washington County Road 1023) about one half mile from the Arkansas - Oklahoma border. The community of Evansville lies approximately 1.3 miles to the south, across Evansville Creek.[2]

A post office was established at Tolu in 1887, and closed in 1902.[3][4]

References

  1. "Tolu, Arkansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (Second ed.). DeLorme. 2002. p. 30. ISBN 0-89933-345-1.
  3. History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 322.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 4, 2018.


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