Toolesboro is an unincorporated community in southeastern Louisa County, Iowa, United States.
Toolesboro, Iowa | |
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  Toolesboro  Toolesboro | |
| Coordinates: 41°08′31″N 91°03′44″W / 41.14194°N 91.06222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Louisa |
| Township | Jefferson |
| Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 319 |
| GNIS feature ID | 462278[1] |
The community is on Iowa Route X99 approximately seven miles southeast of Wapello and the Iowa River passes just to the east.[2]
History
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The Toolesboro Mound Group, a National Historic Landmark, lies north of the community.[2]
Toolesboro was platted circa 1837 by William L. Toole.[3] The population was 20 in 1940.[4]
References
edit- 1 2 "Toolesboro". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- 1 2 Iowa Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 7th Edition, 2021 pp. 56-7 ISBN 1946494003
- ↑ Springer, Arthur (1912). History of Louisa County, Iowa, from Its Earliest Settlement to 1912, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 291.
- ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 313.
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