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Introduction ...

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.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Tokio is historic, it would have been located within present day Terry County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Terry County: Cochran, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn & Yoakum.

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:

  • Terry County     (The home county of Tokio)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tokio, with the one closest to Tokio listed first.
    • 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.<2> 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 <3>
    • Brownfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Meadow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cochran County
    • Whiteface
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteface have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
      • Whiteface is located in Cochran County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteface <3>
  • Gaines County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tokio, with the one closest to Tokio listed first.
    • Seagraves
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Denver City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Loop
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • White City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Gaines County
  • Hockley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tokio, with the one closest to Tokio listed first.
    • 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.<2> 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 <3>
    • Lockettville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockettville
      • Lockettville is located in Hockley County
    • Ropesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Yoakum County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tokio, with the one closest to Tokio listed first.
    • Plains
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
      • Bronco is located in Yoakum County
  • Lea County (NM)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
      • Bronco is located in Lea County (NM)

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 13 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]<4>. 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 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:

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.

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Plains Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Gomez Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gomez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gomez Cemetery
  • Gaines County Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gaines County Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Seagraves.
    • The Gaines County Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Seagraves Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaines County Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #301151 <5>
  • Foster Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
  • Old County Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old County Cemetery
  • Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • County Memorial Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Memorial Cemetery
  • New Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Denver City Memorial Park
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Meadow Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadow Cemetery
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Field Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Murphys Chapel Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphys Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphys Chapel Cemetery
    • Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery

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.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 33.1818, Longitude: -102.6115    
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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