Okee, Wisconsin

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Okee, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 43°21′28″N89°34′48″W / 43.35778°N 89.58000°W / 43.35778; -89.58000
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Columbia
Town Lodi
Elevation
801 ft (244 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 608
GNIS feature ID1570763 [1]

Okee is an unincorporated community located in the town of Lodi, in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] [2]

Okee is the eastern terminus for the Merrimac Ferry, on the Wisconsin River. [3]

History

A post office called Okee was established in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1953. [4] The name Okee is of Native American origin, reportedly meaning "evil spirits". [5]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Okee, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Okee Wisconsin Archived 2009-09-20 at the Wayback Machine wisconsin.hometownlocator.com
  3. ↑ The Merrimac Ferry Archived 2012-08-16 at the Wayback Machine tn.merrimac.wi.gov
  4. ↑ "Columbia County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 110.

43°21′28″N89°34′48″W / 43.35778°N 89.58000°W / 43.35778; -89.58000


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