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Welcome to Toyah ...

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

Toyah is located in Reeves County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Toyah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Toyah has a population of 107 people<2> (see below for details).

Toyah is 2,910 feet [887 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Toyah is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Toyah: 432

The ZIP code for Toyah: 79785<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Toyah had an population of 107 people. This is an increase of 18.89% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Toyah had a population of 90 people. This makes Toyah the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 90 people, the population of Toyah decreased 10% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 100 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Toyah.

Communities Also Named Toyah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Toyah - it's located in Nevada.

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

Communities near Toyah ...

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

  • Pecos
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecos have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecos
    • Pecos is located in Reeves County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,488 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecos <6>
  • Lindsay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindsay have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
    • Lindsay is located in Reeves County
  • Verhalen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • San Martine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Martine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Martine
    • San Martine is located in Reeves County
  • Saragosa
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saragosa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragosa
    • Saragosa is located in Reeves County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saragosa <6>
  • Balmorhea
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balmorhea have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmorhea
    • Balmorhea is located in Reeves County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balmorhea <6>
  • Arno
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arno. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
    • Arno is located in Reeves County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Arno
    • From Toyah to Arno
  • Barstow
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Toyahvale
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Mentone
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toyah ...

Looking for more information about Toyah? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Toyah, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Toyah.

Adding Toyah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Toyah 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 Toyah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Toyah post office opened in 1881.

We also found Toyah in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toyah.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Reeves, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Toyah.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toyah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Toyah). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Toyah or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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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