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History · Ochlocknee

Ochlocknee dates to 1874, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Ochlocknee was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Its Register listing is the Anderson, D. B., and Company Building. Its Register listing is the Anderson, D. B., and Company Building.

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How Ochlocknee began

When was Ochlocknee founded?

1874

Ochlocknee dates its founding to 1874 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1870.

2020 census: 672152 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1870.

What stands out about Ochlocknee’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Ochlocknee, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ochlocknee yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Ochlocknee is a town in Thomas County, Georgia, United States. The population was 672 in 2020. Ochlocknee was incorporated as a town on March 3, 1874 and as a city on January 1, 1970.

Ochlocknee was established in 1874. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 676 in 2010, 672 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Ochlocknee, 1870 to 1960

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1870Post officeThe Ochlochnee post office opens
  3. 1874
    FoundingOchlocknee is established
  4. 20th century
  5. 1906BuiltAnderson, D. B., and Company Building is built
  6. 1960Post officeThe Ochlochnee post office closes
  7. 1960Post officeThe Ochlocknee post office opens
By decade

Ochlocknee, decade by decade

Today5 recent
Former gas station, Church St2015Former gas station, Church StFormer Pure gas station2015Former Pure gas stationFormer Ochlocknee Post Office2015Former Ochlocknee Post OfficeDollar General2015Dollar GeneralGAMap-doton-Ochlocknee2005GAMap-doton-Ochlocknee
On the National Register

1 historic place in Ochlocknee

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
1982
Anderson, D. B., and Company Building
Anderson, D. B., and Company Building, built 1906
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Early 20th Century Commercial1
Anderson, D. B., and Company BuildingEarly 20th Century Commercial · Built 1906

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Ochlocknee

Nobody well known was born in Ochlocknee itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Joanne WoodwardAmerican actress · b. 1930
Jackie RobinsonAmerican baseball player · b. 1919
Teresa EdwardsAmerican basketball player · b. 1964
Joelle CarterAmerican actress · b. 1972
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Mack RobinsonAmerican track and field athlete · b. 1914
Dina TitusU.S. Representative from Nevada · b. 1950
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Ochlocknee’s post office has been open since 1960. Another post office, Ochlochnee, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Ochlochnee
1870–1960
Ochlocknee
1960–today
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Ochlocknee’s history

What year was Ochlocknee founded?

In 1874, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Ochlocknee’s post office opened in 1870.

What is on the National Register in Ochlocknee?

One place: the Anderson, D. B., and Company Building (listed 1982).

Memory lane

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (5), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.