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Welcome to Chockie ...

Chockie is located in Atoka County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chockie, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

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

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

Area Code for Chockie: 580

Communities near Chockie ...

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

  • Atoka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Coalgate
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Kiowa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <3>
  • Savanna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Stringtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lehigh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pittsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Phillips
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Phillips is located in Coal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Centrahoma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Ashland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Ashland is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 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 Chockie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chockie.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chockie ...

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

Adding Chockie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chockie 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 Chockie was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chockie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Atoka, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chockie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.