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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Toro (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Toro. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Parishes/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the east contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Toro is located in Sabine Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Sabine Parish: De Soto, Natchitoches, Vernon, Newton (TX), Sabine (TX) & Shelby (TX).

Below are the parishes/counties that are near Toro. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Toro:

  • Sabine Parish     (The home parish of Toro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toro, with the one closest to Toro listed first.
    • Rock ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
      • Rock is located in Sabine Parish
    • 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.<1> 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 <2>
    • Negreet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Fisher
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Corleyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
      • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corleyville
      • From Toro to Corleyville
    • Many
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Zwolle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bayou Scie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayou Scie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
      • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bayou Scie
      • From Toro to Bayou Scie
    • Noble
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Noble is located in Sabine Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <2>
    • Belmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <2>
    • Hamlin ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
      • Hamlin is located in Sabine Parish
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toro, with the one closest to Toro listed first.
    • Vowells Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vowells Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill
      • Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vowells Mill
      • From Toro to Vowells Mill
    • Bellwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
      • Bellwood is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bellwood
      • From Toro to Bellwood
    • Robeline
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Vernon Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toro, with the one closest to Toro listed first.
    • 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.<1> 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 <2>
    • Anacoco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Fertitta Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fertitta Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
      • Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish
    • Westwood Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
      • Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish
    • Leesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • New Llano
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Evans
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <2>
    • Billy Goat Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Savage Fork
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Savage Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
      • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Savage Fork
      • From Toro to Savage Fork
    • Kurthwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kurthwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurthwood
      • Kurthwood is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kurthwood <2>
    • Elmwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmwood
      • From Toro to Elmwood
    • Fort Polk North
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Pickering
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickering have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
      • Pickering is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jasper County (TX)
    • Browndell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browndell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
      • Browndell is located in Jasper County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Newton County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toro, with the one closest to Toro listed first.
    • Toledo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toledo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
      • Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Toledo
      • From Toro to Toledo
    • 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.<1> 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)
    • Burkeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Wiergate
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiergate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiergate
      • Wiergate is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiergate <2>
    • Shanklerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sabine County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toro, with the one closest to Toro listed first.
    • Fairmount
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mason
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hemphill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemphill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Milam
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam
      • Milam is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milam <2>
    • Geneva
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pineland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Rosevine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Bronson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
      • Bronson is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <2>
    • Brookeland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookeland
      • Brookeland is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookeland <2>
  • San Augustine County (TX)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Toro, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Toro.

Cemeteries Near Toro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Toro.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Toro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Toro, with the one closest to Toro listed first.

  • McMillion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMillion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMillion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Victoria Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Victoria Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Victoria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Caney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ferris Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beckham Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beckham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beckham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Toledo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toledo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toledo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beechgrove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scott Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (212 more) ...
    • Miller Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Self Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Self Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Self Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Isaac Low Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isaac Low Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isaac Low Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Toro had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Toro, with the one closest to Toro listed first.

  • Toledo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toledo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Toledo
    • From Toro to Toledo
  • Columbus ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Columbus is located in Sabine Parish
  • Anacoco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Negreet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Fairmount
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Caney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
    • Caney is located in Vernon Parish
  • Corleyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
    • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Corleyville
    • From Toro to Corleyville
  • Hemphill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemphill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Leesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Many
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Milam
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam
    • Milam is located in Sabine County (TX)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milam <2>
  • Burkeville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Elmwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmwood
      • From Toro to Elmwood
    • Kisatchie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kisatchie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kisatchie
      • Kisatchie is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Vowells Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vowells Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill
      • Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vowells Mill
      • From Toro to Vowells Mill

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Toro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Toro.

Newspapers Published in Toro ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Toro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Toro, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Toro.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Toro:

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Toro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Toro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Toro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2923, Longitude: -93.5383       In this case, the coordinates for Toro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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