Welcome to Chokee ...

Chokee is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chokee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Chokee is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Chokee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Chokee: 229

Websites for Chokee ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.leechamber.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Chokee, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Chokee ...

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

• Milldale ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milldale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
  • Milldale is located in Crisp County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
• Americus
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Americus is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Americus <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Americus
  • From Chokee to Americus
• Cordele
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordele
  • Cordele is located in Crisp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordele <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cordele
  • From Chokee to Cordele
• Leesburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Leesburg
  • From Chokee to Leesburg
• Smithville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Smithville
  • From Chokee to Smithville
• Arabi
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabi
  • Arabi is located in Crisp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arabi <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arabi
  • From Chokee to Arabi
• Warwick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Worth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Warwick
  • From Chokee to Warwick
• Leslie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Leslie is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Leslie
  • From Chokee to Leslie
• Bronwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronwood
  • Bronwood is located in Terrell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronwood <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bronwood
  • From Chokee to Bronwood
• Olivers Mill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
  • Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 230 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 Chokee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chokee.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chokee ...

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

Adding Chokee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chokee post office opened in 1882.

We also found Chokee on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chokee.