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- ↑ "TOKIO, TX (TERRY COUNTY)". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ↑ The Terry County Historical Commission (2002). Terry County, Texas. p. 27. ISBN 1-891647-68-7.
- ↑ - "Tokio School". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
- ↑ "TOKIO, TX (MCLENNAN COUNTY)". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
