Welcome to Toro ...

Toro is located in Sabine Parish<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Toro, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Toro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Toro is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Toro lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Toro: (318)

Communities near Toro ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Toro.

• Leesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Leesville is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesville <4>
• Many
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
  • Many is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <4>
• New Llano
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Llano
  • New Llano is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Llano <4>
• Hemphill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemphill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
  • Hemphill is located in Sabine County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemphill <4>
• Anacoco
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anacoco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anacoco
  • Anacoco is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anacoco <4>
• Florien
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florien have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florien
  • Florien is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florien <4>
• Hornbeck
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbeck
  • Hornbeck is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornbeck <4>
• Fisher
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Fisher is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <4>
• Toledo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
• South Toledo Bend
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Toledo Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
  • South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County (TX)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Toro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Toro.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Toro. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Toro.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Toro. See our Newspapers Page for Toro.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toro ...

Looking for more information about Toro? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Toro, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Toro.

Adding Toro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Toro in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Toro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Toro post office opened in 1849.

We also found Toro in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Toro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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