Toronto, Missouri
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65591. It lies near Barnett Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Toronto quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 22 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1888 USGS Versailles quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Versailles quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1932 USGS Versailles No 4 quadrangle1:48000
- 1934 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Lake Of The Ozarks quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
49 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Toronto between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,531 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178056-01502-09042018-1220 |
| 26 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261563-01502-09262020-1515 |
| 30 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 18 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 47 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 187 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177874-01502-04072018-1143 |
| 6 April 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Toronto: 8 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinett Diggings | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| J B Harris Diggings | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Jones Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Old Harold Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Nelson Owen Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom | 4.1 miles | 22 | |
| Montreal | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Wet Glaize | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Glaize (historical) | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Passover | 6.6 miles | 22 | |
| Hugo | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Linn Creek | 10.1 miles | 22 | |
| Laguna Beach | 11.0 miles | 25 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Toronto | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q26832708 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741327. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.











