Welcome to Toy ...
So far, we found very little information about Toy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Toy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Toy, please Contact Us.
Toy would have been located within present day Pershing County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Toy is 3,930 feet [1,198 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Toy is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Toy was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Toy was located: 775
Communities Also Named Toy ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Toy - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Toy.
Communities near Toy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Toy.
- Lovelock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cressid ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cressid is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cressid
- Granite Point ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Granite Point is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Point
- Huxley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huxley is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
- Jessup ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jessup is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
- Colado ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colado is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colado
- Nightingale ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nightingale is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nightingale
- Torreytown ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Torreytown is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreytown
- Tunnel Camp ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tunnel Camp is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Camp
- Zola ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zola is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zola
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 Toy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Toy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Toy. 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 Toy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Toy. See our Newspapers Page for Toy.
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 Toy, 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 Pershing, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toy - 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. |