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Welcome to Ocheesee Gardens ...

Ocheesee Gardens is located in Jackson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Ocheesee Gardens: Ocheesee Gdns. (or less commonly used: Ocheesee Gardns., Ocheesee Grdens. or Ocheesee Grdns.)

Ocheesee Gardens is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Ocheesee Gardens (for example, toward Gretna), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Ocheesee Gardens: 850 & 448<3>

Communities near Ocheesee Gardens ...

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

  • Recovery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
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    • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
  • Marianna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chattahoochee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Blountstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Butlers Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
  • Sneads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gretna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Bristol
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Reynoldsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
  • Grand Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ocheesee Gardens ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ocheesee Gardens - 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 850 code has been Overlayed with the 448 area code. New phone numbers in the Ocheesee Gardens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Ocheesee Gardens 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.