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Welcome to Toronto ...

Toronto is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Toronto is located in Brewster County<1>.

When the people of Toronto refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Torontonian<2>

Toronto is 4,770 feet [1,454 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Toronto is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Toronto: 432

Communities Also Named Toronto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Toronto - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Toronto ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Toronto.

  • Alpine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Marfa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Marfa is located in Presidio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marfa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marfa <4>
  • Paisano ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Paisano is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisano
  • Altuda
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Altuda is located in Brewster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altuda
  • Fort Davis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lenox
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lenox is located in Brewster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toronto ...

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

Adding Toronto to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Toronto in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Toronto was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toronto.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brewster, 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 Toronto 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 Toronto may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toronto - 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.