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Tokio, Texas

Coordinates: 33°10′53″N 102°16′31″W / 33.18139°N 102.27528°W / 33.18139; -102.27528
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Tokio is an unincorporated community in Terry County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 24 in 2000.[1] The town was named after the capital city of Japan with the same name. The town of Tokio was founded in 1908, and relocated a mile south to the current location in 1928 when U.S. Highway 380 was redirected. Although reaching a population of at least 125 residents in the 1940s, Tokio is now largely abandoned.[2] A historical marker stands in front of the old Tokio School.[3]

Another Texas community named Tokio (also called Wiggins) is located in McLennan County, near West, Texas.[4]

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  1. ^ "TOKIO, TX (TERRY COUNTY)". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved November 3, 2009.
  2. ^ The Terry County Historical Commission (2002). Terry County, Texas. p. 27. ISBN 1-891647-68-7.
  3. ^ -"Tokio School". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  4. ^ "TOKIO, TX (MCLENNAN COUNTY)". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
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33°10′53″N 102°16′31″W / 33.18139°N 102.27528°W / 33.18139; -102.27528