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Welcome to Opekiska ...

Opekiska is located in Monongalia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Opekiska, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Opekiska is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Opekiska: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Opekiska ...

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

  • Morgantown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grafton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Westover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Granville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Granville is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
  • Pleasant Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Shinnston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mannington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Star City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Star City is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Fairchance
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Opekiska ...

Looking for more information about Opekiska? 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 Opekiska, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Opekiska.

Adding Opekiska to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Opekiska 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 (so far) for Opekiska was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Opekiska post office opened in 1886. The Opekiska post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Opekiska.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Monongalia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Opekiska - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Opekiska area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Opekiska area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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