Orkney Springs, Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 38°47′43″N 78°48′53″W / 38.79528°N 78.81472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Shenandoah |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 22845[1] |
Area code | 540 |
Orkney Springs is a CDP in western Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. The reason for the name "Orkney" is unknown, but believed to be tied to either the Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland or to the Earl of Orkney, since one of the earliest European landowners was Dr. John McDonald, a Scottish physician. The "Springs" part of the name comes from the numerous underground mineral springs in the area.