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History · Toyei

The history of Toyei

Below: maps from 1972 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Toyei’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Toyei are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Toyei, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Toyei yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Toyei is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 13 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 13 to 2 (-85%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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On the map

Toyei on the map, 1972 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Toyei. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Toyei on the 1972 USGS mapToyei on the 1984 USGS map1972Toyei School sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Toyei.

Famous people

Famous people close to Toyei

Nobody well known was born in Toyei itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Brett HelquistAmerican artist · b. 1966
Fred KabotieHopi painter, silversmith, farmer, writer, and … · b. 1900
James S. WallCatholic bishop · b. 1964
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Albert HaleAmerican politician from Arizona · b. 1950
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Vee F. BrowneAmerican journalist · b. 1956
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Milton Bluehouse, Sr.American politician · b. 1936
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Toyei School Airportairport

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.