Welcome to Sophia ...

Sophia is located in the Panhandle of Oklahoma.

Sophia is located in Beaver County<1>.

The location of Sophia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sophia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Sophia is 2,740 feet [835 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Sophia is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Sophia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Sophia: (580)

Communities Also Named Sophia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Sophia - they are located in Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sophia.

Communities near Sophia ...

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

• Booker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
  • Booker is located in Lipscomb County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booker <4>
• Follett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Follett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follett
  • Follett is located in Lipscomb County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Follett <4>
• Darrouzett
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darrouzett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrouzett
  • Darrouzett is located in Lipscomb County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darrouzett <4>
• Timms City ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Timms City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timms City
  • Timms City is located in Lipscomb County (TX)
• Logan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Beaver County
• Balko
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balko
  • Balko is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balko <4>
• Slapout
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapout
  • Slapout is located in Beaver County
• Beaver
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Beaver is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <4>
• Lipscomb
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipscomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
  • Lipscomb is located in Lipscomb County (TX)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipscomb <4>
• Catesby
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catesby
  • Catesby is located in Ellis 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 Sophia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sophia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sophia ...

Looking for more information about Sophia? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sophia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sophia.

Adding Sophia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sophia in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sophia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sophia post office opened in 1903.

We also found Sophia on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sophia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sophia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/