RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> Newton County >> Toledo >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Texas

The Commemorative Quarter for Texas





Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Toledo (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Toledo. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Parishes/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Toledo is located in Newton County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Newton County: Beauregard (LA), Calcasieu (LA), Sabine (LA), Vernon (LA), Jasper, Orange & Sabine.

Below are the parishes/counties that are near Toledo. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Toledo:

  • Newton County     (The home county of Toledo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toledo, with the one closest to Toledo listed first.
    • South Toledo Bend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Toledo Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
      • South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County
    • Burkeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wiergate
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiergate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiergate
      • Wiergate is located in Newton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiergate <2>
    • Shanklerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Newton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <2>
    • Hughes ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hughes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
      • Hughes is located in Newton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hughes
      • From Toledo to Hughes
    • Bon Wier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Wier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Wier
      • Bon Wier is located in Newton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bon Wier <2>
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toledo, with the one closest to Toledo listed first.
    • Browndell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browndell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
      • Browndell is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Sam Rayburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jasper
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sabine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toledo, with the one closest to Toledo listed first.
    • Fairmount
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mason
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hemphill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemphill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
      • Hemphill is located in Sabine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemphill <2>
    • Milam
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam
      • Milam is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milam <2>
    • Pineland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Brookeland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookeland
      • Brookeland is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookeland <2>
    • Bronson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
      • Bronson is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <2>
    • Geneva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosevine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Beauregard Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toledo, with the one closest to Toledo listed first.
    • Ludington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
      • Ludington is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
    • DeRidder
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeRidder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRidder
      • DeRidder is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeRidder <2>
    • Merryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Ikes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ikes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
      • Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ikes
      • From Toledo to Ikes
  • Sabine Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toledo, with the one closest to Toledo listed first.
    • Rock ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
      • Rock is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Toro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
      • Toro is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Toro
      • From Toledo to Toro
    • Florien
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florien have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florien
      • Florien is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florien <2>
    • Negreet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Fisher
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Corleyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
      • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corleyville
      • From Toledo to Corleyville
    • Many
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Vernon Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toledo, with the one closest to Toledo listed first.
    • Evans
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <2>
    • Anacoco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hornbeck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbeck
      • Hornbeck is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornbeck <2>
    • Savage Fork
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Savage Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
      • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Savage Fork
      • From Toledo to Savage Fork
    • Westwood Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
      • Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
    • Fertitta Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fertitta Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
      • Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
    • Leesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • New Llano
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Elmwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmwood
      • From Toledo to Elmwood
    • Billy Goat Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Pickering
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickering have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
      • Pickering is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
    • Fort Polk North
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Toledo, see our County-by-County Page for Toledo.

Cemeteries Near Toledo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Toledo.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Toledo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Toledo, with the one closest to Toledo listed first.

  • Scott Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Toledo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toledo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toledo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beechgrove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mill Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burr Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burr Ferry Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burr Ferry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burr Ferry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ferris Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McMillion Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMillion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMillion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (186 more) ...
    • Fairmount Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairmount Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairmount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Clark - Dickey Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark - Dickey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark - Dickey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mattox Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mattox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mattox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Toledo had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Toledo, with the one closest to Toledo listed first.

  • Toro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
    • Toro is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Toro
    • From Toledo to Toro
  • Fairmount
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Caney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
    • Caney is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
  • Burkeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbus ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Columbus is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
  • Anacoco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish (LA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elmwood
    • From Toledo to Elmwood
  • Leesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Farrsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farrsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrsville
    • Farrsville is located in Newton County
  • Negreet
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Hemphill
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemphill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
    • Hemphill is located in Sabine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemphill <2>
  • Newton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <2>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Milam
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam
      • Milam is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milam <2>
    • Corleyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
      • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corleyville
      • From Toledo to Corleyville
    • Brookeland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookeland
      • Brookeland is located in Sabine County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookeland <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Toledo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Toledo.

Newspapers Published in Toledo ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Toledo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Toledo, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Toledo.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Toledo:

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Toledo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Toledo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Toledo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1735, Longitude: -93.5644       In this case, the coordinates for Toledo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 29 Apr 2025