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Welcome to Tokio ...

Tokio is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tokio, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Tokio is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Tokio lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Tokio: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Tokio ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Tokio - they are located in Arkansas, North Dakota, Ohio, Texas (2) 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.

  • Waynesboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Millry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Millry is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millry <4>
  • Silas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Silas is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silas <4>
  • Shubuta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Shubuta is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Gilbertown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Toxey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Toxey is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Isney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
  • Emory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
  • Aquilla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
  • Matherville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Matherville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville

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.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tokio. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tokio.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tokio ...

Looking for more information about Tokio? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tokio, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tokio.

Adding Tokio to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tokio in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Tokio was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tokio post office opened in 1880. The Tokio post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tokio.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tokio - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Tokio area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Tokio area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/