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]
Tolu, Arkansas | |
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  Tolu, Arkansas Tolu's position in Arkansas  Tolu, Arkansas Tolu, Arkansas (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°48′52.3″N 94°29′42.8″W / 35.814528°N 94.495222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Washington |
| Township | Vineyard |
| Elevation | 1,093 ft (333 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 72729 |
| Area code | 479 |
| GNIS feature ID | 78565 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tolu, Arkansas | |
A post office was established at Tolu in 1887, and closed in 1902.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Tolu, Arkansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (Second ed.). DeLorme. 2002. p. 30. ISBN 0-89933-345-1.
- ^ History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 322.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
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