Ocheyedan is a city in Osceola County, Iowa, United States. The population was 439 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
Ocheyedan had its start in the year 1884 by the building of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad through that territory.
Ocheyedan was declared the "most difficult to pronounce" place name in the state of Iowa by Reader's Digest. There is no standard pronunciation of the name, but the most widely known and generally accepted pronunciation is "oh-CHEED-en."
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
There is a common misconception that the highest point in Iowa is the Ocheyedan Mound, located near Ocheyedan. The Ocheyedan Mound rises to 1,655 feet above sea level, just fifteen feet short of the actual highest point in Iowa, Hawkeye Point, which has an elevation of 1,670 feet.
The Ocheyedan River flows southwest of the city.