Welcome to Okeelanta ...
Okeelanta is located in Palm Beach County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Okeelanta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
Okeelanta is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Okeelanta lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Okeelanta: 561 & 728<3>
Communities near Okeelanta ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Okeelanta.
- Belle Glade
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Glade
- Belle Glade is located in Palm Beach County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,083 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Glade <4>
- Clewiston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clewiston
- Clewiston is located in Hendry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clewiston <4>
- Pahokee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pahokee
- Pahokee is located in Palm Beach County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,294 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pahokee <4>
- South Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bay
- South Bay is located in Palm Beach County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bay <4>
- Bean City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Chosen ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Lake Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Harbor
- Lake Harbor is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Harbor <4>
- Fremd Village - Padgett Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremd Village - Padgett Island
- Fremd Village - Padgett Island is located in Palm Beach County
- Fremd Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremd Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremd Village
- Fremd Village is located in Palm Beach County
- Bryant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Bryant is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Okeelanta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Okeelanta.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Okeelanta. See our Newspapers Page for Okeelanta.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Okeelanta ...
Looking for more information about Okeelanta? 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 Okeelanta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Okeelanta.
Adding Okeelanta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Okeelanta 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 Okeelanta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Okeelanta post office opened in 1915.
We also found Okeelanta on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Okeelanta.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Okeelanta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Palm Beach County: www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Palm Beach, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Okeelanta - 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 561 code has been Overlayed with the 728 area code. New phone numbers in the Okeelanta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 561 or 728. As a result, placing a call in the Okeelanta 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> | 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. |
| <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/ |