Welcome to Ophir ...

Ophir is located in Placer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ophir, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Ophir is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ophir lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Ophir ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Ophir - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Montana, Nevada (3), North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Ophir ...

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

• Roseville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <3>
• Citrus Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Heights
  • Citrus Heights is located in Sacramento County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 87,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Citrus Heights <3>
• Folsom
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
  • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
  • Folsom has also been known as:
  • Folsom City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
• Rocklin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklin
  • Rocklin is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocklin <3>
• Lincoln
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <3>
• Loomis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
  • Loomis is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loomis <3>
• Wheatland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Wheatland is located in Yuba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <3>
• Colfax
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <3>
• Virginiatown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
  • Virginiatown is located in Placer County
• Bowman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
  • Bowman is located in Placer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowman <3>

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 Ophir. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ophir.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ophir. 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 Ophir.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ophir ...

Looking for more information about Ophir? 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 Ophir, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ophir.

Adding Ophir to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ophir 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 Ophir was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ophir post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ophir.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Placer County: www.placer.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/