Do you know of Obold ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Obold. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Obold.<1>

Our sources for Obold (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Obold other than they indicate that Obold would be found somewhere in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1886 and closed  in 1907.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Obold ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Obold:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Obold - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Obold.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 42/56280   (Place Name: Obold)

County: Berks     (FIPS State/County: 42/011)

Class: X3

More Orphans in  Berks County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Berks County.