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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 elevation 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.
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> For more details, see References and Mentions for Tokio. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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