Totaro is an
unincorporated community
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located in
Brunswick County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Virginia
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.
Etymology
The origin is unknown. In some references ''Totaro'' is listed as a placename with
Native American origins.
[The Occoneechee-Saponi-Totaro Tribe of the Saponi Reservation, https://occoneechee.org/pages/the-occoneechee-saponi-totaro-indian-tribe-of-virginia-and-the-saponi-reservation-in-brunswick-county-va, Retrieved April 14, 2024]
Name change
Formally Totaro is overlapping in coordinates and map references with ''Freeman''. See
Freeman, Virginia for references to the name change.
References
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Unincorporated communities in Virginia
Unincorporated communities in Brunswick County, Virginia
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