Toolesboro, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Toolesboro, Iowa
Pushpin Map:Iowa#USA
Pushpin Label:Toolesboro
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Louisa
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Jefferson
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:682
Coordinates:41.1419°N -91.0622°W
Area Code:319
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:462278

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.[1]

History

The Toolesboro Mound Group, a National Historic Landmark, lies north of the community.[1]

Toolesboro was platted circa 1837 by William L. Toole.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Iowa Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 7th Edition, 2021 pp. 56-7
  2. Book: History of Louisa County, Iowa, from Its Earliest Settlement to 1912, Volume 1 . S. J. Clarke Publishing Company . Springer, Arthur . 1912 . 291.