Editing Ochelata, Oklahoma (section)

==History==
This settlement was founded ''circa'' 1898 by Thomas Ellis, who had bought 40 acres from a Cherokee land owner named Jacob Dick. Ellis named the community Otis. It was renamed Ochelata in November 1899 to honor Cherokee Principal Chief [[Charles Thompson (Cherokee chief)|Charles Thompson]], whose Cherokee name was Oochalata. The [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] reached Ochelata in 1899. A post office was established March 23, 1900, and the town of Ochelata was incorporated in 1902.<ref name="EOHC-Ochelata">May, Jon D. ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/O/OC001.html "Ochelata"]. Retrieved April 3, 2012.</ref>

Ochelata School District was consolidated with Ramona, Vera, and Oglesby to become the Caney Valley School District. The elementary school is located in Ochelata and the administration, middle school and high school are located in [[Ramona, Oklahoma|Ramona]]. In 2013–2014, the old Ochelata School building was renovated and placed back in service with classrooms.