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Welcome to East Toledo ...

East Toledo is located in Lucas County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of East Toledo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

A typical abbreviation for East Toledo: E. Toledo

East Toledo is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: East Toledo lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for East Toledo: (419) & (567)<3>

Communities near East Toledo ...

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

  • Bowling Green
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Perrysburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
    • Perrysburg is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <4>
  • Sylvania
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
    • Sylvania is located in Lucas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,515 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <4>
  • Maumee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
    • Maumee is located in Lucas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumee <4>
  • Rossford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossford
    • Rossford is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossford <4>
  • Waterville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitehouse
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
    • Whitehouse is located in Lucas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,932 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <4>
  • Ottawa Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottawa Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
    • Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
  • Swanton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
    • Swanton is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,841 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanton <4>
  • Walbridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Toledo ...

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

Adding East Toledo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East 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 for East Toledo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the East Toledo post office opened in 1859.

We also found East Toledo in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Toledo.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Toledo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lucas County: www.co.lucas.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Lucas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Toledo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (567) is an overlay for area code (419).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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