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Welcome to Toledo ...

Toledo is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Toledo is located in Ozark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Toledo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

When the people of Toledo refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use terms like Toledan or Toledoan.<2>

Toledo is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Toledo: 417

Communities Also Named Toledo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Toledo: This one is located in Ozark County and the other is located in Callaway County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 22 communities that are also named Toledo - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon (2), Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Toledo ...

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

  • Ava
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ava is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <4>
  • Gainesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Taneyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Taneyville is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Theodosia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Theodosia is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Bradleyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bradleyville is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
  • Sundown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sundown is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
  • McClurg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • McClurg is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
  • Summit City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit City is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
  • Thornfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Thornfield is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
  • Smallett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Smallett is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toledo ...

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

Adding Toledo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Toledo post office opened in 1910. The Toledo post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toledo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Ozark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Toledo refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Toledo may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toledo - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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