Toronto, Indiana
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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Toronto, Indiana
|settlement_type = Ghost town
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|image_map = Map of Indiana highlighting Vermillion County.svg
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|map_caption = Vermillion County's location in Indiana
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|pushpin_map = USA Indiana Vermillion County
|pushpin_label = Toronto
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Indiana
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Vermillion
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name3 = Helt
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2016-07-18|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=October 25, 2007}}
|elevation_m = 194
|elevation_ft = 636
|coordinates = {{coord|39|46|54|N|87|29|44|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 47847
|area_code = 765
|blank_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank_info = [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:452163 452163]
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Toronto is an extinct town in Helt Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EmnXxZbPqcYC&dq=G.+W.+Hawes%27+Indiana+State+Gazetteer+and+Business+Directory+for+1858+and+1859%2C+Volume+1&pg=PA155|title=G. W. Hawes' Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1858 and 1859|first=George W.|last=Hawes|date=August 31, 1859|publisher=Geo. W. Hawes, Pub. and Proprietor}} The site is on Indiana State Road 71 near the Illinois and Indiana border.
A few buildings in the community exist, and it is still cited by the USGS.{{cite gnis|452163|Toronto, Indiana|2016-07-18}}
History
A post office was established at Toronto in 1838, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1912.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Vermillion | title=Vermillion County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=1 October 2015}}
Geography
Toronto is located at {{Coord|39|46|54|N|87|29|44|W|type:city}}.
References
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{{Vermillion County, Indiana}}
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Category:Former populated places in Vermillion County, Indiana
Category:Former populated places in Indiana
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