Welcome to Okay ...
So far, we found very little information about Okay. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Okay to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Okay, please Contact Us.
Okay would have been located within present day Pope County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Okay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Okay is 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Okay was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Okay ...
While we believe that this Okay is located in Pope County, we know of another 2 Arkansas communities named Okay. Those communities are located in the following counties: Grant and Howard 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.
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
- Hector
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Hector is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <5>
- Rex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Appleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Alread
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jerusalem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Jerusalem is located in Conway County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerusalem <5>
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Conway County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
- Tilly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Caglesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caglesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
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.
Adding Okay to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Okay 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 Okay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Okay post office opened in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Okay.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Okay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pope, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Okay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |