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Welcome to Toga ...

Toga is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.

Toga is located in Stoddard County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Toga, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Toga is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Toga lies within the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Toga ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Toga - it's located in Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Toga.

Communities near Toga ...

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

  • Chaffee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaffee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
    • Chaffee is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,901 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaffee <4>
  • Bloomfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Marble Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
    • Marble Hill is located in Bollinger County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Hill <4>
  • Oran
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Oran is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <4>
  • Benton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Benton is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
  • Puxico
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puxico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puxico
    • Puxico is located in Stoddard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puxico <4>
  • Morley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
    • Morley is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Kelso
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
    • Kelso is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <4>
  • Bell City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
    • Bell City is located in Stoddard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Delta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <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 Toga. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Toga.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toga ...

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

Adding Toga to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Toga post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toga.

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Stoddard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toga - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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