Welcome to Tokio ...

So far, we found very little information about Tokio. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Tokio to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tokio, please Contact Us.

Tokio was located in the Texas Panhandle.

Tokio would have been located within present day Terry County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tokio, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Tokio is 3,300 feet [1,006 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Tokio is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Tokio was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Tokio (for example, toward Tatum (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Tokio would have been located in the (806) area code.

Communities Also Named Tokio ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Tokio: This one is located in Terry County and the other is located in McLennan County.

Beyond Texas, there are 6 communities that are also named Tokio - they are located in Arkansas, Mississippi, North Dakota, Ohio and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tokio.

Communities near Tokio ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tokio.

• Brownfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfield
  • Brownfield is located in Terry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownfield <4>
• Denver City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver City
  • Denver City is located in Gaines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver City <4>
• Seagraves
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagraves
  • Seagraves is located in Gaines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagraves <4>
• Plains
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
  • Plains is located in Yoakum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <4>
• Wellman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • Wellman is located in Terry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <4>
• Sundown
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
  • Sundown is located in Hockley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sundown <4>
• Loop
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
  • Loop is located in Gaines County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loop <4>
• Lockettville
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockettville
  • Lockettville is located in Hockley County
• Meadow
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
  • Meadow is located in Terry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow <4>
• Bronco
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
  • Bronco is located in Lea County (NM)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tokio. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tokio.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tokio. See our Newspapers Page for Tokio.

Adding Tokio to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tokio in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tokio was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tokio post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tokio.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/