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Welcome to Okolona ...Okolona is located in Jefferson County<1>. The location of Okolona has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Okolona, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889. Okolona is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Okolona lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Okolona (for example, toward Tell City (IN)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). The area code for Okolona: (502) Communities Also Named Okolona ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Okolona - they are located in Arkansas, Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Okolona. Communities near Okolona ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Okolona.
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 Okolona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Okolona. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Okolona. 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 Okolona. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Okolona. See our Newspapers Page for Okolona. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Okolona ...Looking for more information about Okolona? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Okolona, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Okolona. Adding Okolona to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Okolona 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 Okolona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Okolona in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Okolona. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Okolona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Jefferson County: www.loukymetro.org/ The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/ Footnotes ...
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