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Welcome to Okaloosa ...Okaloosa is located in Ouachita Parish<1>. The location of Okaloosa has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Okaloosa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874. Okaloosa is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Okaloosa lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Okaloosa is located in the (318) area code. Communities near Okaloosa ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Okaloosa.
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 Okaloosa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Okaloosa. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Okaloosa. 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 Okaloosa. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Okaloosa. See our Newspapers Page for Okaloosa. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Okaloosa ...Looking for more information about Okaloosa? 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 Okaloosa, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Okaloosa. Adding Okaloosa to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Okaloosa 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 Okaloosa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Okaloosa on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Okaloosa. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Okaloosa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Ouachita Parish: www.oppj.org/ The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/ Footnotes ...
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