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Welcome to Okay ...

Okay is located in Howard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Okay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1930.

Okay is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Okay: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Okay ...

While we believe that this Okay is located in Howard County, we know of another 2 Arkansas communities named Okay. Those communities are located in the following counties: Grant and Pope County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 5 communities that are also named Okay - they are located in Nebraska, North Carolina and Oklahoma.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Okay.

Communities near Okay ...

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

  • Ashdown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashdown is located in Little River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashdown <4>
  • Nashville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mineral Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Wilton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Wilton is located in Little River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <4>
  • Tollette
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tollette is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Fulton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fulton is located in Hempstead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Washington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ogden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ogden is located in Little River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Ben Lomond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • McCaskill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • McCaskill is located in Hempstead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 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 Okay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Okay.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Okay ...

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

Adding Okay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Okay 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 Okay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Okay post office opened in 1930. The Okay post office closed in 1972.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Okay.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Okay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Okay area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Okay area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/