Welcome to Okra ...

Okra is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Okra is located in Eastland County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Okra (Patience, this may take a moment).

We aren't confident of the location of Okra, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Okra, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Okra is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Okra: 254

Communities Also Named Okra ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Okra - it's located in Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Okra.

Communities near Okra ...

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

• Eastland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastland
  • Eastland is located in Eastland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastland <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eastland
  • From Okra to Eastland
• Cisco
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
  • Cisco is located in Eastland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <4>
• Gorman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
  • Gorman is located in Eastland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorman <4>
• Cross Plains
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  • Cross Plains is located in Callahan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Plains <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cross Plains
  • From Okra to Cross Plains
• Rising Star
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Star
  • Rising Star is located in Eastland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Star <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rising Star
  • From Okra to Rising Star
• Carbon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
  • Carbon is located in Eastland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon <4>
• Sipe Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
  • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sipe Springs
  • From Okra to Sipe Springs
• Duster
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
  • Duster is located in Comanche County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Duster
  • From Okra to Duster
• May
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
  • May is located in Brown County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <4>
• Mangum ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mangum have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
  • Mangum is located in Eastland 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 Okra. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Okra.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Okra ...

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

Adding Okra to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Okra 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 Okra was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Okra post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Okra.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Okra. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Eastland County: www.eastlandcountytexas.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/