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Welcome to Toshes ...

Toshes is located in Pittsylvania County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Toshes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Toshes is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Toshes lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Toshes: 434

Communities near Toshes ...

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

  • Radford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Radford is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Altavista
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Chatham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Hurt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <3>
  • Gretna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <3>
  • Museville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
  • Penhook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Whittles
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
    • Whittles has also been known as:
    • Whittle's Depot
    • Whittle's Station
  • Laprades Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
  • Weal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toshes ...

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

Adding Toshes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Toshes 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 Toshes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Toshes post office opened in 1889. The Toshes post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toshes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Pittsylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toshes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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