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Okee, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 43°21′28″N 89°34′48″W / 43.35778°N 89.58000°W / 43.35778; -89.58000
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Okee, Wisconsin
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyColumbia
TownLodi
Elevation
801 ft (244 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code608
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. ^ a b "Okee, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Okee Wisconsin wisconsin.hometownlocator.com
  3. ^ The Merrimac Ferry tn.merrimac.wi.gov
  4. ^ "Columbia County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 March 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″N 89°34′48″W / 43.35778°N 89.58000°W / 43.35778; -89.58000