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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Okee (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Okee. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Okee is located in Columbia County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Columbia County: Adams, Dane, Dodge, Green Lake, Juneau, Marquette & Sauk.

Below are the counties that are near Okee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Okee:

  • Columbia County     (The home county of Okee)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Okee, with the one closest to Okee listed first.
    • Lake Wisconsin
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
    • Harmony Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lodi
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Poynette
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Arlington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • North Leeds
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Portage
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Keyeser
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Wyocena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wyocena is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
      • Former names for Wyocena:
      • Duck Creek
      • Wiocena
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wyocena
      • From Okee to Wyocena
    • Rio
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Rio is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
    • Pardeeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
    • Wisconsin Dells
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Adams County
  • Dane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Okee, with the one closest to Okee listed first.
    • Dane
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Dane is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
    • Martinsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Marxville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Morrisonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Waunakee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Waunakee is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waunakee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
    • DeForest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashton Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ashton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Windsor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mazomanie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mazomanie is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
    • Cross Plains
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Cross Plains is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
    • Mendota
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Earth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Iowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Okee, with the one closest to Okee listed first.
    • Cassell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Arena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Helena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Barneveld
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Barneveld is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
    • Hyde
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Juneau County
    • Lyndon Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Okee, with the one closest to Okee listed first.
    • Douglas Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Endeavor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Endeavor is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Glen Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Packwaukee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Oxford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Sauk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Okee, with the one closest to Okee listed first.
    • Merrimac
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Merrimac is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Moon Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Prairie du Sac village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sauk City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sauk City is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
    • Baraboo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Baraboo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
    • North Freedom
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • North Freedom is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
    • Denzer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Witwen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Rock Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Leland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lake Delton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Loganville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Okee, see our County-by-County Page for Okee.

Cemeteries Near Okee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Okee.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Okee - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Okee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Okee, with the one closest to Okee listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Okee had a population of 85 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Okee, with the one closest to Okee listed first.

  • Lodi
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairie du Sac village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Roxbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Roxbury is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
  • Dane
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dane is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Sauk City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sauk City is located in Sauk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
  • Poynette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dekorra
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dekorra is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekorra
  • Arlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Springfield Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Springfield Corners is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Corners
  • Norway Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Norway Grove is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Grove
  • Baraboo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marxville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Okee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Okee.

Newspapers Published in Okee ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 170 newspapers that have been published in the area around Okee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Okee, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Okee.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Okee:

Footnotes ...

<1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<2>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 Okee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Okee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.