Welcome to Okete ...

Okete is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Okete, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Okete is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Okete ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Okete - it's located in Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Okete.

Communities near Okete ...

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

• Troy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Wright City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
  • Wright City is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <4>
• Moscow Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Mills
  • Moscow Mills is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow Mills <4>
• Elsberry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsberry
  • Elsberry is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsberry <4>
• Winfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <4>
• Hardin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Hardin is located in Calhoun County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <4>
• Flint Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
• Hawk Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Point
  • Hawk Point is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawk Point <4>
• Foristell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foristell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foristell
  • Foristell is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foristell <4>
• Eolia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eolia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
  • Eolia is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eolia <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Okete ...

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

Adding Okete to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Okete 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 Okete was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Okete post office opened in 1887.

We also found Okete in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Okete.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Okete. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/