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Welcome to Okey ...

Okey is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Okey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Okey is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Okey lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Okey: 740 & 220<3>

Websites for Okey ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.lawrencecountyohio.org/

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

Communities near Okey ...

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

  • Huntington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Ashland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashland is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
  • Ironton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Barboursville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • South Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Gallipolis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Russell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Russell is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <4>
  • Kenova
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenova is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <4>
  • Milton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Milton is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
  • Coal Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Okey ...

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

Adding Okey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Okey 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 (so far) for Okey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Okey post office opened in 1890. The Okey post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Okey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Okey - 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Okey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Okey 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/