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Welcome to Toano ...

So far, we found very little information about Toano. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Toano to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Toano, please Contact Us.


Toano would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.

Toano was founded in 1868.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Toano is 5,960 feet [1,817 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Toano is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Toano was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Toano, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The Area Code where Toano was located: 775

The community of Toano has also been called Toana. and Tuana (and there are additional names). For more information about the names of Toano, see The Names of Toano on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Toano ...

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

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

Communities near Toano ...

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

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Toano. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Toano.

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

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

Adding Toano to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Toano in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Toano was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toano.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Toano, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toano - 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.