Do you know of Opah ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Opah. 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 Opah.<1>

Our sources for Opah (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 Opah other than they indicate that Opah would be found somewhere in Red River County, Texas.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1888 and closed  in 1896.

Communities Also Named Opah ...

We found one communities that share the name Opah.

Within Texas, the name Opah is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Opah in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oklahoma
    • Osage County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Opah [Osage County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Opah ...

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

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 Opah - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Texas (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Red River 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 Red River County.