Toledo, Ozark County, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Community in Missouri, U. S. A.

36°46′28″N 92°41′08″W / 36.77444°N 92.68556°W / 36.77444; -92.68556^[1]CountryU. S. A.StateMissouriCountyOzark CountyElevation

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272 m (892 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

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]

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

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