Ocheltree is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Johnson County, Kansas
Johnson County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Kansas, along the border of the state of Missouri. Its county seat is Olathe, Kansas, Olathe. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 609, ...
, United States,
and part of the
Kansas City metropolitan area
The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more t ...
.
History
Ocheltree was laid out in 1867. It was named for W. A. Ocheltree, a member of the town company.
The first post office in Ocheltree was established in December 1869.
References
Further reading
External links
* Johnson County maps
CurrentHistoric, KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Johnson County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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