Welcome to Oktibbeha ...
So far, we found very little information about Oktibbeha. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oktibbeha to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oktibbeha, please Contact Us.
Oktibbeha would have been located within present day Kemper County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oktibbeha, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Oktibbeha is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Oktibbeha was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Oktibbeha ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Oktibbeha: This one is located in Kemper County and the other is located in Webster County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oktibbeha.
Communities near Oktibbeha ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oktibbeha.
- Meridian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,011 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <4>
- Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- 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>
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
- De Kalb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- De Kalb is located in Kemper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <4>
- Chunky
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunky
- Chunky is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chunky <4>
- Rio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Collinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <4>
- Daleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Bailey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Suqualena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
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 Oktibbeha. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oktibbeha.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oktibbeha. 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 Oktibbeha.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oktibbeha. See our Newspapers Page for Oktibbeha.
Adding Oktibbeha to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oktibbeha in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Oktibbeha was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Oktibbeha post office opened in 1887.
We also found Oktibbeha in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oktibbeha.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oktibbeha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Kemper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oktibbeha - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |