Welcome to Ocoya ...

Ocoya is located in Livingston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ocoya, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Ocoya is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ocoya lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Ocoya: (815) & (779)<4>

Communities near Ocoya ...

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

• Pontiac
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <5>
• Fairbury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbury
  • Fairbury is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbury <5>
• El Paso
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Paso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
  • El Paso is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <5>
• Lexington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Minonk
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minonk
  • Minonk is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minonk <5>
• Chenoa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoa
  • Chenoa is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chenoa <5>
• Gridley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gridley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
  • Gridley is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gridley <5>
• Forrest
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
  • Forrest is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest <5>
• Flanagan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanagan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan
  • Flanagan is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanagan <5>
• Colfax
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <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 Ocoya. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ocoya.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ocoya. 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 Ocoya.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ocoya ...

Looking for more information about Ocoya? 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 Ocoya, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ocoya.

Adding Ocoya to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ocoya post office opened in 1860.

We also found Ocoya in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ocoya.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Livingston County: www.livingstoncounty-il.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov