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Toga, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°06′58″N 89°53′05″W / 37.11611°N 89.88472°W / 37.11611; -89.88472
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Toga is an unincorporated community located on Crowleys Ridge in northern Stoddard County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community lies two miles northeast of Advance on Missouri Route 25. The Stoddard-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau county line junction is approximately one mile northeast of the location.[2]

History

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A post office called Toga was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1903.[3] The community has the first name of Toga Bill Rhodes, an early settler.[4]

Notable person

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Toga, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 68, ISBN 0899332242
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "Stoddard County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  5. ^ "Former Cape Girardeau mayor, Rhodes 101 founder dies". Retrieved March 11, 2019.

37°06′58″N 89°53′05″W / 37.11611°N 89.88472°W / 37.11611; -89.88472