Tolette

Tollette is just off U.S. Highway 271 ten miles southeast of Paris in east central Lamar County. A post office operated there from 1893 to 1904. In 1906 the Tollette school had an enrollment of fifty-five. The community comprised a population of thirty and two businesses in 1933. After World War II many of the residents moved out of the area, and by the mid-1960s the stores had closed. In the early 1990s Tollette was a dispersed rural community.

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Christopher Long | © TSHA

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Belongs to

Tolette is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Tolette is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • [Tollette]

Location

Latitude: 33.58265500
Longitude: -95.41943000

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No

Population Count, 2009

40