Orkney Springs, Virginia
Orkney Springs, Virginia | |
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Main hotel building on left | |
Orkney Springs Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia Orkney Springs Orkney Springs (the United States) | |
| 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 |
| Area code | 540 |
Orkney Springs is an unincorporated community and census designated place (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.