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Welcome to Ophelia ...

So far, we found very little information about Ophelia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ophelia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ophelia, please Contact Us.

Ophelia would have been located within present day Rankin County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ophelia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ophelia is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Ophelia was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Ophelia was located: 601 & 769<4>

Communities Also Named Ophelia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Ophelia: This one is located in Rankin County and the other is located in Marion County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 3 communities that are also named Ophelia - they are located in Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Ophelia ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rankinchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ophelia, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Ophelia ...

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

  • Madison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Canton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Morton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pelahatchie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Lena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ludlow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ludlow is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Sand Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Goshen Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
  • Madisonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Madisonville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Sharon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharon is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon

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

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

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

Adding Ophelia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ophelia in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Ophelia post office opened in 1897. The Ophelia post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ophelia.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ophelia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Rankin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ophelia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Ophelia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Ophelia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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