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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 Toronto (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 Toronto. 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 Counties ...

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

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

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

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

Toronto is located in Camden County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Camden County: Benton, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Miller, Morgan & Pulaski.

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

  • Camden County     (The home county of Toronto)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toronto, with the one closest to Toronto listed first.
    • Montreal
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Linn Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Damsel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Damsel is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
    • Osage Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Decaturville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Decaturville is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
    • Camdenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
    • Shawnee Bend
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
    • Stoutland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lake Ozark
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Four Seasons
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Four Seasons is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
      • Four Seasons has also been known as:
      • Village of Four Seasons
    • Roach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Cole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toronto, with the one closest to Toronto listed first.
    • Eugene
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Henley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Henley is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
    • Hickory Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Teal ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Teal is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
    • Saint Thomas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toronto, with the one closest to Toronto listed first.
    • Celt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Celt is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
    • Westfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Westfield is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Leadmine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
    • Windyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Windyville is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
    • Tunas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Tunas is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toronto, with the one closest to Toronto listed first.
    • Sleeper
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Sleeper is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
    • Eldridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Abo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
    • Lebanon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Oakland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Oakland is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Brush Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Falcon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Winnipeg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
  • Maries County
    • Brinktown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Brinktown is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toronto, with the one closest to Toronto listed first.
    • Brumley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Kaiser
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ulman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Iberia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lakeside is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Bagnell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lakeview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Lakeland is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Tuscumbia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Aurora Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
    • Marys Home
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Marys Home is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
    • Saint Elizabeth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toronto, with the one closest to Toronto listed first.
    • Laurie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Mount
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gravois Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Osage County
    • Meta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toronto, with the one closest to Toronto listed first.
    • Arlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Arlington is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Jerome
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jerome is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toronto, with the one closest to Toronto listed first.
    • Hawkeye
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
    • Richland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Swedeborg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
    • Crocker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Laquey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
    • Waynesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Dixon is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <1>
    • Saint Robert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Devils Elbow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloodland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland

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

Cemeteries Near Toronto ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Toronto.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Toronto - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Sharp Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dodson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Kuykendall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Traw Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Popplewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wright Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hammer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Campground Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Chalfant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Thornsberry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hugo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (249 more) ...
    • Brown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Knight Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Miles Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Montreal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wet Glaize
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Wet Glaize is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wet Glaize
  • Glaize ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Glaize is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaize
  • Brumley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hawkeye
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
  • Linn Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Decaturville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Decaturville is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
  • Damsel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Damsel is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
  • Richland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Swedeborg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
  • Stoutland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Iberia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Crocker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bagnell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Tuscumbia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Toronto ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Toronto.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Toronto, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Toronto.

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 Toronto:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 Toronto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Toronto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.