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>.
We aren't confident of the location of Toano, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
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.<4> In other words, the altitude 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 leave Toano and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
The location where Toano once stood is in the (775) area code.
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.
- Oasis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Oasis is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oasis <5>
- Montello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Montello is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montello <5>
- Holborn ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Shafter ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Melandco ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Spruce ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Wilkins ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Hogan ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Wells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Wells is located in Elko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <5>
- Lucin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
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 for Toano was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Toano mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Toano.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
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> | 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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toano - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |