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Welcome to Okaloosa ...

Okaloosa is located in Ouachita Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Okaloosa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Okaloosa is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Okaloosa: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Okaloosa ...

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

  • Monroe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
  • West Monroe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
  • Richwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
  • Choudrant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Chatham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Eros
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Eros is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eros <4>
  • Downsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Lapine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
  • Nash ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Nash is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Forksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Okaloosa ...

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

Adding Okaloosa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Okaloosa post office opened in 1874. The Okaloosa post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Okaloosa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Ouachita, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Okaloosa - 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Okaloosa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Okaloosa 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>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/