Welcome to Ovapa ...
Ovapa is located in Clay County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ovapa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1926.
Ovapa is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ovapa lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ovapa: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Ovapa ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ovapa.
- Clendenin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
- Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <4>
- Clay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>
- Elkhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Spread
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Dink
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Gould
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Hartland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Porter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Mudfork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Oka
(9 miles [14.5 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 Ovapa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ovapa.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ovapa. 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 Ovapa.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ovapa. See our Newspapers Page for Ovapa.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ovapa ...
Looking for more information about Ovapa? 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 Ovapa, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ovapa.
Adding Ovapa to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ovapa 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 Ovapa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Ovapa post office opened in 1926.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ovapa.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ovapa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ovapa - 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 Ovapa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Ovapa 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |