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Welcome to Opine ...

Opine is located in Covington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Opine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Opine is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Opine lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Opine: 334

Communities Also Named Opine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Opine: This one is located in Covington County and the other is located in Clarke County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Opine.

Communities near Opine ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Opine.

  • Andalusia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Opp
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
    • Opp is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <3>
  • Elba
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Elba is located in Coffee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <3>
  • Brantley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brantley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley
    • Brantley is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brantley <3>
  • Kinston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinston
    • Kinston is located in Coffee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinston <3>
  • River Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for River Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
    • River Falls is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Dozier
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dozier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
    • Dozier is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dozier <3>
  • Carolina
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolina have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
    • Carolina is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Sanford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
    • Sanford is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Heath
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
    • Heath is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Opine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Opine.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Opine. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Opine.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Opine. See our Newspapers Page for Opine.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Opine ...

Looking for more information about Opine? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Opine, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Opine.

Adding Opine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Opine in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Opine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Opine post office opened in 1880.

We also found Opine in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Opine.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Opine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Covington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Opine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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