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Welcome to Sopris Plaza ...

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

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


Sopris Plaza would have been located within present day Las Animas County<2>.


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


While the community is gone, the present day location for Sopris Plaza is 6,230 feet [1,899 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Sopris Plaza is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Sopris Plaza was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Sopris Plaza once stood is in the (719) area code.

Communities near Sopris Plaza ...

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

  • Trinidad
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Raton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raton
    • Raton is located in Colfax County (NM)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,923 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raton <5>
  • Aguilar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Starkville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Engleville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
    • Engleville is located in Las Animas County
  • Segundo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Valdez
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • Valdez is located in Las Animas County
  • Boncarbo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boncarbo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boncarbo
    • Boncarbo is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boncarbo <5>
  • El Moro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Moro
    • El Moro is located in Las Animas County
  • San Miguel ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
    • San Miguel is located in Las Animas 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 Sopris Plaza. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sopris Plaza.

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

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

The official website for Las Animas County: www.tlac.net/county/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.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 Sopris Plaza, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Las Animas, 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 Sopris Plaza - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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