Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Ophir came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Ophir in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ophir. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Ophir, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ophir:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Utah Place Names
Written by: Van Cott, John W.
Published by the University of Utah Press, 1990
(Available from Amazon.com)

Map from 1890 (unknown title/publisher)

Map from 1900 (unknown title/publisher)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

Ophir is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Ophir in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Ophir for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Ophir. See our Misc Page for Ophir for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Ophir:

Ophir was mentioned in the following schedule:

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)