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Welcome to Ofahoma ...

Ofahoma is located in Leake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ofahoma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1866.

Ofahoma is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ofahoma: 601 & 769<3>

Websites for Ofahoma ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.leakems.com/

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

Communities near Ofahoma ...

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

  • Carthage
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pickens
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Ann
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
  • Camden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ludlow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ludlow is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Redwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Redwater is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
  • Tuscola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tuscola is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
  • Cash
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cash is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ofahoma ...

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

Adding Ofahoma to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ofahoma post office opened in 1866. The Ofahoma post office closed in 1976.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ofahoma.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Leake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ofahoma - 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 Ofahoma area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Ofahoma 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/