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Welcome to Ocheltree ...

Ocheltree is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ocheltree, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

Ocheltree is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ocheltree: 913

Communities near Ocheltree ...

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

  • Overland Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Olathe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Olathe is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <3>
  • Shawnee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Lenexa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Leawood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grandview
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Belton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Belton is located in Cass County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,793 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belton <3>
  • Raymore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Raymore is located in Cass County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymore <3>
  • Gardner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Village
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ocheltree ...

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

Adding Ocheltree to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ocheltree 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 Ocheltree was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ocheltree post office opened in 1869. The Ocheltree post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ocheltree.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ocheltree - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/