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Welcome to Toledo ...

Toledo is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Toledo is located in Newton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Toledo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

When the people of Toledo refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use terms like Toledan or Toledoan.<2>

Toledo is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Toledo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Toledo: 409

Communities Also Named Toledo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Toledo - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri (2), Montana, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon (2), Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Toledo.

Communities near Toledo ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toledo ...

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

Adding Toledo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 (so far) for Toledo was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toledo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Newton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Toledo refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Toledo may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toledo - 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.