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Welcome to Compher ...

Compher is located in Loudoun County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Compher, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Compher is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Compher lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Compher ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Compher - it's located in Ohio.

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

Websites for Compher ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.loudounchamber.org/

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

Communities near Compher ...

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

  • Gaithersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Herndon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Herndon is located in Fairfax County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <3>
  • Fairfax
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Vienna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Purcellville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Brunswick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
    • Brunswick is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <3>
  • Poolesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolesville
    • Poolesville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolesville <3>
  • Lovettsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Haymarket
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymarket
    • Haymarket is located in Prince William County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haymarket <3>
  • Middleburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Compher ...

Looking for more information about Compher? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Compher, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Compher.

Adding Compher to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Compher 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 Compher was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Compher post office opened in 1881.

We also found Compher in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Compher.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Loudoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Compher - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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