Welcome to Toquin ...

Toquin is located in Van Buren County<1>.

The location of Toquin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Toquin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Toquin is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Toquin lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Toquin, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Toquin: (269)

Communities near Toquin ...

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

• Benton Harbor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Harbor
  • Benton Harbor is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton Harbor <4>
• Saint Joseph
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Dowagiac
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowagiac
  • Dowagiac is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dowagiac <4>
• South Haven
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
  • South Haven is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Haven <4>
• Paw Paw
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
  • Paw Paw is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <4>
• Hartford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
• Bangor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
• Decatur
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
• Watervliet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
  • Watervliet is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
• Coloma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coloma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
  • Coloma is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coloma <4>

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 Toquin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Toquin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Toquin. 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 Toquin.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toquin ...

Looking for more information about Toquin? 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 Toquin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Toquin.

Adding Toquin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Toquin 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 Toquin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Toquin post office opened in 1889.

We also found Toquin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toquin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Van Buren County: www.vbco.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/