Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Tokio (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Tokio. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Tokio is located in Wayne County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Choctaw (AL), Washington (AL), Clarke, Greene, Jasper, Jones & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Tokio. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tokio:
- Wayne County (The home county of Tokio)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tokio, with the one closest to Tokio listed first.
- Waynesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
- Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <2>
- Robinsons Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Clara
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Mulberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tokio, with the one closest to Tokio listed first.
- Shubuta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Junction City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- De Soto
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Quitman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Quitman is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <2>
- Barnett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Pachuta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Stonewall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tokio, with the one closest to Tokio listed first.
- State Line
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Carson City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tokio, with the one closest to Tokio listed first.
- Stafford Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Vossburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Heidelberg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Heidelberg is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heidelberg <2>
- Kelona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tokio, with the one closest to Tokio listed first.
- Sandersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Antioch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Errata
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Choctaw County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tokio, with the one closest to Tokio listed first.
- Isney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Aquilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Bolinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Silas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silas
- Silas is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silas <2>
- Melvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Cullomburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Gilbertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertown
- Gilbertown is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertown <2>
- Okatuppa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Toxey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Bladon Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bladon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Needham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Red Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Clarke County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tokio, with the one closest to Tokio listed first.
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fakit Chipunta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County (AL)
- Coffeeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Coffeeville is located in Clarke County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <2>
- Washington County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tokio, with the one closest to Tokio listed first.
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Copeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Healing Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Healing Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County (AL)
- Millry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millry
- Millry is located in Washington County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millry <2>
- Barlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Bigbee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Bigbee is located in Washington County (AL)
- Frankville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Frankville is located in Washington County (AL)
- Yellow Pine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Chatom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
- Chatom is located in Washington County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <2>
- Fruitdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)
- Hobson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Hobson is located in Washington County (AL)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tokio, see our County-by-County Page for Tokio.
Newspapers Published in Tokio ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tokio.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tokio, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tokio.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Tokio:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Mississippi Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Greene County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jasper County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jones County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Choctaw County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Wayne County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Wayne County
Cemeteries Near Tokio ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tokio.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tokio covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tokio, with the one closest to Tokio listed first.
- Eudora Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eudora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eudora Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Big Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Rock Cemetery
- Philadelphus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philadelphus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphus Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Old Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Shady Grove Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- Gandy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gandy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gandy Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- Waynesboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waynesboro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waynesboro Cemetery
- Stagg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stagg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stagg Cemetery
- Billie Field Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billie Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billie Field Cemetery
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Boice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boice Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkins Cemetery
- Boice Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Tokio had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tokio, with the one closest to Tokio listed first.
- Waynesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
- Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <2>
- Denham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Isney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Emory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Boice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Aquilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Matherville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Wayne County
- Shubuta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Silas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silas
- Silas is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silas <2>
- Souwilpa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Melvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Healing Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Healing Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County (AL)
- Carmichael
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmichael have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael
- Carmichael is located in Clarke County
- Whistler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Healing Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tokio. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tokio.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tokio. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tokio) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tokio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7449, Longitude: -88.5481 In this case, the coordinates for Tokio have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tokio, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |