Toronto, Missouri

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Toronto
Unincorporated community
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Toronto
Location of Toronto in Missouri
Coordinates: 38°00′13″N92°31′32″W / 38.00361°N 92.52556°W / 38.00361; -92.52556
Country United States
State Missouri
County Camden
Post office established1856
Named for Toronto, Ontario

Toronto is an unincorporated community in Camden County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community is approximately four miles northeast of Montreal just north of Missouri Route A. Wet Glaize Creek and the Toronto Springs Conservation Area are adjacent to the east of the site. [2]

History

A post office called Toronto was established in 1856, and remained in operation until 1942. [3] The community was named after Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the native home of a share of the first settlers. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Toronto, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 45 ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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