Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Ophelia came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Ophelia 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 Ophelia. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Ophelia data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

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

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

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

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

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