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History · Torboy

The history of Torboy

Below: maps from 1948 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Torboy’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 Torboy are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Torboy’s history is told.

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The story so far

Torboy, in brief

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

Torboy is a census-designated place in Ferry County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, Torboy had a population of 43.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 49 to 43 (-12%).

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Torboy on the map, 1948 to 1992

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

Torboy on the 1948 USGS mapTorboy on the 1951 USGS mapTorboy on the 1988 USGS mapTorboy on the 1992 USGS map1948Republic sheet · 1:62,500

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Torboy

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

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ReniéAmerican costume designer (1901−1992) · b. 1901
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James FargoFilm/television director · b. 1938
Bud PodbielanAmerican baseball player · b. 1924
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Brian HolsingerBasketball coach
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Judd HamiltonMusical artist · b. 1942
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Torboy Pitmine

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Curlew LakeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Torboy’s history

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Sources

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.