Welcome to Toboso ...
Toboso is located in Licking County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Toboso, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.
Toboso is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Toboso lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Toboso: 740 & 220<3>
Communities near Toboso ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Toboso.
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Zanesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Heath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Heath is located in Licking County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,035 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <4>
- Granville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Buckeye Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Lake
- Buckeye Lake is located in Licking County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,893 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye Lake <4>
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hebron is located in Licking County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <4>
- Utica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Zanesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Roseville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dresden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Toboso. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Toboso.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Toboso. 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 Toboso.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Toboso. See our Newspapers Page for Toboso.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toboso ...
Looking for more information about Toboso? 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 Toboso, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Toboso.
Adding Toboso to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Toboso 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 Toboso was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Toboso post office opened in 1854.
We also found Toboso in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Toboso.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Licking, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toboso - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Toboso area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Toboso area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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/ |