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Welcome to Okatuppa ...

Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Okatuppa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Okatuppa is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Okatuppa ...

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

  • Butler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lisman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Silas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Shubuta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Shubuta is located in Clarke County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Gilbertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Toxey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Toxey is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Needham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Needham is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Emory
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Red Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Souwilpa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Okatuppa ...

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

Adding Okatuppa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Okatuppa 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 (so far) for Okatuppa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Okatuppa post office opened in 1907. The Okatuppa post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Okatuppa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Choctaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Okatuppa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/