Welcome to Ocobla ...
Ocobla is located in Neshoba County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ocobla, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Ocobla is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ocobla lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ocobla: 601 & 769<3>
Communities near Ocobla ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ocobla.
- Philadelphia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Neshoba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Philadelphia
- From Ocobla to Philadelphia
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Union
- From Ocobla to Union
- Noxapater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
- Noxapater is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <4>
- Bogue Chitto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to House
- From Ocobla to House
- Neshoba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Neshoba
- From Ocobla to Neshoba
- Pearl River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hope
- From Ocobla to Hope
- Dixon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dixon
- From Ocobla to Dixon
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 Ocobla. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ocobla.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ocobla. 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 Ocobla.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ocobla. See our Newspapers Page for Ocobla.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ocobla ...
Looking for more information about Ocobla? 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 Ocobla, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ocobla.
Adding Ocobla to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ocobla 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 Ocobla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Ocobla post office opened in 1886.
We also found Ocobla in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ocobla.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ocobla. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Neshoba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ocobla - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Ocobla area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Ocobla 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/ |