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Welcome to Ocoonita ...

Ocoonita is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ocoonita, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Ocoonita is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ocoonita: 276

Communities near Ocoonita ...

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

  • Trent Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Trent Valley is located in Hancock County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
  • Alanthus Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
  • Cumberland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Pennington Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
  • Harlan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Harlan is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlan <3>
  • Sneedville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jonesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Evarts
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Evarts is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <3>
  • Loyall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Loyall is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Benham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Benham is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benham <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ocoonita ...

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

Adding Ocoonita to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ocoonita 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 Ocoonita was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ocoonita post office opened in 1893. The Ocoonita post office closed in 1960.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ocoonita.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ocoonita - 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.
<4>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/