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Tolu, Arkansas
Tolu, Arkansas (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°48′52.3″N94°29′42.8″W / 35.814528°N 94.495222°W / 35.814528; -94.495222
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 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]

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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.