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Ochlockonee, Florida

Coordinates: 30°28′21″N 84°24′25″W / 30.47250°N 84.40694°W / 30.47250; -84.40694[1]
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Ochlockonee, Florida
Unincorporated community
US-90 at Geddie Road
US-90 at Geddie Road
Ochlockonee is located in Florida
Ochlockonee
Ochlockonee
Ochlockonee is located in the United States
Ochlockonee
Ochlockonee
Coordinates: 30°28′21″N 84°24′25″W / 30.47250°N 84.40694°W / 30.47250; -84.40694[1]
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyLeon
Elevation85 ft (26 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)850, 448
GNIS feature ID306143[1]

Ochlockoneee is an unincorporated community in western Leon County, Florida, United States, located at U.S. Route 90 and County Road 260 (Geddie Road) and at the Ochlockonee River, west of Tallahassee by three miles (4.8 km).

The community includes the neighborhoods around Chigger Lane, Houston Road, and Sassy Tree Lane. Ochlockonee is bordered on the north and south by the Lake Talquin Recreation Area.

Government

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Ochlockonee is included in Leon County Commission District 2.

U.S. Postal Code: 32304

History

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The community name derives from Muskogean for "yellow water."

Sources

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  1. ^ a b c "Ochlockonee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.