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Welcome to Toyahvale ...

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

Toyahvale is located in Reeves County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Toyahvale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Toyahvale is 3,320 feet [1,012 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Toyahvale is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Toyahvale: 432

The ZIP code for Toyahvale: 79786<3>

Communities near Toyahvale ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Toyahvale.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toyahvale ...

Looking for more information about Toyahvale? 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 Toyahvale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Toyahvale.

Adding Toyahvale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Toyahvale 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 Toyahvale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Toyahvale post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toyahvale.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toyahvale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Toyahvale). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Toyahvale or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/