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Welcome to Toxey ...

The town of Toxey is located in Choctaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Toxey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Toxey has a population of 123 people<2> (see below for details).

Toxey is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Toxey: 251

The ZIP code for Toxey: 36921<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Toxey had an population of 123 people. This is a decrease of 10.22% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 19.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Toxey had a population of 137 people. This makes Toxey the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 137 people, the population of Toxey decreased 9.87% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 152 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Toxey.

Communities near Toxey ...

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

  • Butler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Millry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lisman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lisman is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
  • Silas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Coffeeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Needham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Needham is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Okatuppa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
  • Souwilpa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
  • Melvin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Melvin is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
  • Red Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toxey ...

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

Adding Toxey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Toxey 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 (so far) for Toxey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Toxey post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toxey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Choctaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Toxey.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toxey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Toxey). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Toxey or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/