Toolesboro, Iowa
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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] |
Toolesboro is an unincorporated community in southeastern Louisa County, Iowa, United States.
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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Toolesboro". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b 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.