Toledo, Ozark County, Missouri

Toledo is an unincorporated community in Ozark County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] Toledo is located in the valley of the Little North Fork White River, approximately four miles north of Thornfield and Missouri Route 95.[2][3]

Toledo, Missouri
Community
Location of Toledo, Missouri
Location of Toledo, Missouri
Toledo, Missouri
Location of Toledo, Missouri
Coordinates: 36°46′28″N 92°41′08″W[1]
CountryU. S. A.
StateMissouri
CountyOzark County
Elevation
[2]
272 m (892 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

History

Toledo was formerly called Benners.[4] A post office was established as Benners in 1898, the name was changed to Toledo in 1910, and the post office closed in 1942.[5] The present name is a transfer from Toledo, Ohio.[6] Little remains of the original community since much of the surrounding area was given over to the Mark Twain National Forest.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Toledo, Ozark County, Missouri
  2. Smallett, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 2004
  3. Thornfield, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 2004
  4. Harvey, Hank (September 11, 1994). "Missouri's Toledo is just a ghost town now". Toledo Blade. p. 6. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  5. "Ozark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  6. "Ozark County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.


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