Okee 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 ...

located in the town of Lodi, in Columbia County,

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, United States. Okee is the eastern terminus for the

Merrimac Ferry The Merrimac Ferry is a cable ferry that crosses the Wisconsin River between Columbia County, Wisconsin, Columbia and Sauk County, Wisconsin, Sauk Counties in Wisconsin. Its western point is located near the village of Merrimac, Wisconsin, Merrim ...

, on the

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History

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

Notes

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