Welcome to Okey ...

Okey is located in Lawrence County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Okey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Okey is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Okey lies within the (740) area code.

Websites for Okey ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.lawrencecountyohio.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Okey, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Okey ...

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

• Huntington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <4>
• Ashland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Boyd County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Ironton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Ironton is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <4>
• Barboursville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
  • Barboursville is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <4>
• South Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
  • South Point is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <4>
• Gallipolis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
  • Gallipolis is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <4>
• Russell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <4>
• Kenova
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
  • Kenova is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <4>
• Milton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• Coal Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
  • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Okey ...

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

Adding Okey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Okey in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Okey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Okey post office opened in 1890.

We also found Okey in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Okey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/