Tokio, Texas

Tokio is an unincorporated community in Terry [County, Texas|Terry County], Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 24 in 2000. 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. [Route 380#Texas|U.S. Highway 380] was redirected. Although it reached a population of at least 125 residents in the 1940s, Tokio is now largely abandoned. A historical marker stands in front of the old Tokio School.
Another Texas community named Tokio is located in McLennan County, near West, Texas.