Welcome to Sofkee ...
So far, we found very little information about Sofkee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sofkee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sofkee, please Contact Us.
Sofkee would have been located within present day Grady County<2>.
The location of Sofkee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sofkee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sofkee is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Sofkee was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Sofkee (for example, toward Sneads (FL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
If Sofkee still existed, it would have been in the (229) area code.
Communities Also Named Sofkee ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Sofkee: This one is located in Grady County and the other is located in Bibb County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sofkee.
Communities near Sofkee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sofkee.
- Thomasville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Thomasville is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <5>
- Bainbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Bainbridge is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <5>
- Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Grady County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <5>
- Havana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Havana is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <5>
- Ochlocknee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochlocknee
- Ochlocknee is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochlocknee <5>
- Whigham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigham
- Whigham is located in Grady County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whigham <5>
- Attapulgus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attapulgus
- Attapulgus is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attapulgus <5>
- Woodland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Woodland is located in Grady County
- Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
- Good Hope ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Climax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Climax is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Climax <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 Sofkee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sofkee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sofkee. 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 Sofkee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sofkee. See our Newspapers Page for Sofkee.
Adding Sofkee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sofkee 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 Sofkee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Sofkee post office opened in 1893.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sofkee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 Sofkee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Grady, 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 Sofkee - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |