Tolu Kentucky Map
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Interactive Map of Tolu, Kentucky
| City | Tolu |
| State | Kentucky (KY) |
| County | Crittenden County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.433107 |
| Longitude | -88.245311 |
| Population | 81 |
| Density | 90.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 42064 |
| Area Code | 270, 364 |
| County Seat | Marion |
| School District | Crittenden County School District |
About Tolu, Kentucky
Tolu is a locality in Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 81. The population density is 90.1 people per km². Tolu is located at 37.4331°N, 88.2453°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 42064.Tolu occupies a quiet stretch of land defined by the persistent, rhythmic presence of the Caney Fork, which carves a path through the earth just outside the settlement. It lies 31.1 miles northeast of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 39°T), and is situated 11.4 miles northwest of Marion. The landscape here is defined by deep, shadowed earth and the encroaching wildness of the Shawnee National Forest, which begins its dense canopy only two miles away. Low, fertile ridges rise and fall like the slow breathing of a sleeping giant, their slopes thick with timber that turns a bruised, rusted orange in the cooling air of autumn. A traveler might notice how the light catches the moisture rising off the soil at dawn, turning the fields into a heavy, silvered expanse that muffles the sound of the wind, grounding the world in a stillness that feels older than the roads themselves.
Tolu retains the character of a place that has long measured its wealth in the yield of the soil and the endurance of its fences. While the economy has shifted from the labor of early extraction to the quieter, more solitary pursuits of modern agriculture, the memory of the land remains etched in the local rhythm. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the way the local folk navigate the terrain toward Holbrook Hollow or mark the passing of seasons by the growth cycles in the nearby fields. Life in Tolu moves with the steady, unadorned pace of a pendulum, indifferent to the hurried noise of the wider world, favoring instead the simple, honest weight of a day’s work under an open Kentucky sky.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 1.8 mi, 020° N · 274k acres
- Shawnee Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 4.1 mi, 304° NW · 7,712 acres
- Cave-In-Rock State Park (State Park) — 5.1 mi, 063° NE
- Whoopie Cat Mountain Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 5.4 mi, 308° NW
- Fluorspar Miners Memorial (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 260° W
- North Central Experiment Station Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 5.9 mi, 322° NW
- Barker Bluff Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 6.4 mi, 054° NE
- Big Rivers Wildlife Management Area and State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 073° E
- University Of Illinois Experimental Demonstration Area Experimental Research Area (Recreation Easement) — 11.0 mi, 334° NW
- Livingston County Wildlife Management Area and State Nature Preserve (Newman's Bluff SNP) (State Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 233° SW
- Pounds Hollow Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 11.9 mi, 351° N
- Hurricane Bluff (Viewpoint) — 12.5 mi, 340° N
- Garden Of The Gods Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.7 mi, 327° NW · 3,978 acres
- War Bluff Valley Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 13.7 mi, 274° W
- Lusk Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.6 mi, 289° W · 6,632 acres
- Herod Cave (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 314° NW
- Old Wall (Historic Ruins) — 17.1 mi, 290° W
- Fredonia Valley Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 147° SE
- Cheif Tecumseh Statue (Public Artwork) — 19.6 mi, 336° NW
- CCC Tree Planting (Monument) — 23.2 mi, 267° W
- Carrier Mills Archaeological District (Historic Ruins) — 25.6 mi, 307° NW
- Harrisburg Remodeling (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 322° NW
- Harrisburg Daily Register (Attraction) — 26.5 mi, 323° NW
- Graf Ink Printing (Attraction) — 26.5 mi, 322° NW
- Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 27.9 mi, 164° S · 171k acres
- Caldwell County Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 28.0 mi, 137° SE
- Adsmore Museum (Museum) — 30.0 mi, 138° SE
- Market House Museum (Museum) — 30.7 mi, 219° SW
- Bricolage Art Collective (Gallery) — 30.7 mi, 219° SW
- Noble Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 32.3 mi, 222° SW
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About This Tolu Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tolu, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.433107, -88.245311. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Tolu includes the ZIP code (42064), telephone area code (270, 364), county seat of Crittenden County (Marion), and school district assignment (Crittenden County School District).
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
