Welcome to Ochwalkee ...

Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County<1>.

The location of Ochwalkee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ochwalkee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ochwalkee has a population of 3,732 people<3> (see below for details).

Ochwalkee is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Ochwalkee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ochwalkee is located in the (912) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ochwalkee had an population of 3,732 people. This is an increase of 9.31% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ochwalkee had a population of 3,414 people (or 46% of the total population of Wheeler County).

The population of Ochwalkee represents 0.04% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people).

With a 2010 count of 3,414 people, the population of Ochwalkee increased 4.4% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,270 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ochwalkee.

Communities near Ochwalkee ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ochwalkee.

• Vidalia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidalia
  • Vidalia is located in Toombs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidalia <5>
• McRae - Helena
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae - Helena
  • McRae - Helena is located in Telfair County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McRae - Helena <5>
• Rockledge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockledge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
  • Rockledge is located in Laurens County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockledge <5>
• Lyons
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Toombs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <5>
• Alamo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <5>
• Tallahassee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallahassee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
  • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
• Soperton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soperton
  • Soperton is located in Treutlen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soperton <5>
• Lumber City Ferry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
  • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
• Lumber City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
  • Lumber City is located in Telfair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumber City <5>
• Uvalda
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvalda
  • Uvalda is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uvalda <5>

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 Ochwalkee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ochwalkee.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ochwalkee. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ochwalkee.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ochwalkee. See our Newspapers Page for Ochwalkee.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ochwalkee ...

Looking for more information about Ochwalkee? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ochwalkee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ochwalkee.

Adding Ochwalkee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ochwalkee 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 Ochwalkee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ochwalkee post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ochwalkee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ochwalkee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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