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Welcome to Tokio ...

Tokio is located

Tokio is located in McLennan County<1>.

Tokio is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Tokio: 254

Communities Also Named Tokio ...

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

  • Waco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Waco is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <3>
  • Bellmead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Woodway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hillsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Lacy - Lakeview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • West
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <3>
  • Whitney
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Beverly Hills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
  • Northcrest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Northcrest is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
  • Valley Mills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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 on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tokio.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including McLennan, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.