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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,701 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,799 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
- Morton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Morton is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <5>
- Pelahatchie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelahatchie
- Pelahatchie is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelahatchie <5>
- Lena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lena is located in Leake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <5>
- Ludlow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Sand Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Madisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Madisonville is located in Madison County
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 for Ophelia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Ophelia post office opened in 1897.
We also found Ophelia on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ophelia.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |