Place:Toano, James City, Virginia, United States

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Name
Toano
Type
Inhabited place
Coordinates
37.367°N 76.8°W
Located in
James City, Virginia, United States

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Toano is an unincorporated town located in James City County, Virginia, USA.

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Toano was established in the late 19th century in western James City County at the former site of Burnt Ordinary, which was named in the 18th century for a roadside tavern that burned down.

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) was built through the area in 1881 to reach the coal piers on Hampton Roads at the new city of Newport News in adjacent Warwick County. The C&O built a railroad station at Toano.

Toano was located on the old Richmond-Williamsburg Stage Road, which is U.S. Route 60 in modern times. Interstate 64 was built through the area in the 1970s, and passes nearby. Exit 227 is labeled "Toano-West Point".

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