Do you know of Orpha ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Orpha. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Orpha.<1>

Our sources for Orpha (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Orpha other than they indicate that Orpha would be found somewhere in Barbour County, West Virginia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1888 and closed  in 1903.

Communities Also Named Orpha ...

We found one communities that share the name Orpha.

Within West Virginia, the name Orpha is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Orpha in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Wyoming
    • Converse County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Orpha [Converse County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Orpha ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Orpha:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

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

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

More Orphans in  Barbour County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Barbour County.