Welcome to Sopris ...
So far, we found very little information about Sopris. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sopris to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sopris, please Contact Us.
Sopris would have been located within present day Las Animas County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Sopris, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sopris, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888. The community was inundated by Trinidad Lake.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sopris is 6,230 feet [1,899 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Sopris is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Sopris was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Sopris once stood is in the (719) area code.
Communities near Sopris ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sopris.
- Trinidad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinidad
- Trinidad is located in Las Animas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinidad <5>
- Raton
(17 miles [27.4 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aguilar
- Aguilar is located in Las Animas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aguilar <5>
- Cokedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
- Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Madrid ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Madrid is located in Las Animas County
- Engleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engleville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
- Engleville is located in Las Animas County
- Valdez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
- Valdez is located in Las Animas County
- 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
- Segundo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segundo
- Segundo is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Segundo <5>
- Boncarbo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boncarbo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sopris.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sopris. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sopris. See our Newspapers Page for Sopris.
Adding Sopris to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sopris 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 Sopris was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Sopris post office opened in 1888.
We also found Sopris in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sopris.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sopris - 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. |
| <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/ |