Welcome to Okee ...
Okee is located in Columbia County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Okee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
Okee is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Okee lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Okee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Okee.
- Middleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Waunakee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Baraboo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- DeForest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Portage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Windsor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Prairie du Sac village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Cross Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Sauk City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Lodi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 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 Okee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Okee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Okee. 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 Okee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Okee. See our Newspapers Page for Okee.
Adding Okee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Okee 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 Okee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Okee post office opened in 1858.
We also found Okee in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Okee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Okee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Okee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |