Ocheltree, Kansas

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Ocheltree is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, [1] and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

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History

Ocheltree was laid out in 1867. [2] It was named for W. A. Ocheltree, a member of the town company. [3]

The first post office in Ocheltree was established in December 1869. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Ocheltree, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp.  380.
  3. ↑ Blair, Ed (1915). History of Johnson County, Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp.  178.
  4. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2014.

Further reading

38°49′37″N94°52′17″W / 38.82694°N 94.87139°W / 38.82694; -94.87139


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