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Welcome to Ophelia ...

So far, we found very little information about Ophelia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ophelia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ophelia, please Contact Us.


Ophelia would have been located within present day Nicholas County<2>.


The location of Ophelia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Ophelia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ophelia is 2,580 feet [786 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Ophelia is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Ophelia was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Ophelia still existed, it would have been in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Ophelia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ophelia - they are located in Mississippi (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Ophelia ...

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

  • Summersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Richwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Richwood is located in Nicholas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <6>
  • Rainelle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rupert
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Cowen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Quinwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
    • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Camden-on-Gauley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
    • Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Saxman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
    • Saxman is located in Nicholas County
  • Snow Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
  • Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brushy Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
    • Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County

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

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

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

Adding Ophelia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ophelia 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 Ophelia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Ophelia post office opened in 1880.

We also found Ophelia in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ophelia.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ophelia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Nicholas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ophelia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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