Welcome to Orkney Springs ...

Orkney Springs is located in Shenandoah County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orkney Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

A typical abbreviation for Orkney Springs: Orkney Spgs. (or less commonly used: Orkney Spngs. or Orkney Sprngs.)

Orkney Springs is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Orkney Springs is within the (540) area code.

The ZIP code for Orkney Springs: 22845<3>

Communities near Orkney Springs ...

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

• Woodstock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <5>
• Broadway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Broadway is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <5>
• Timberville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberville
  • Timberville is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberville <5>
• New Market
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <5>
• Mount Jackson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
  • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <5>
• Edinburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <5>
• Jerome
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
• Mount Clifton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
  • Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
• Mathias
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathias
  • Mathias is located in Hardy County (WV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathias <5>
• Lost City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
  • Lost City is located in Hardy County (WV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost City <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orkney Springs ...

Looking for more information about Orkney Springs? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Orkney Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Orkney Springs.

Adding Orkney Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orkney Springs in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Orkney Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Orkney Springs post office opened in 1853.

We also found Orkney Springs in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orkney Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orkney Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Shenandoah County: www.co.shenandoah.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/