Welcome to Sophia ...
So far, we found very little information about Sophia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sophia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sophia, please Contact Us.
Sophia would have been located within present day Bartow County<2>.
The location of Sophia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sophia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sophia is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Sophia was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Sophia (for example, toward Gaylesville (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Sophia would have been located in the (770) area code.
Websites for Sophia ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.barrowchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sophia, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Sophia ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Sophia - they are located in North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, 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.
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,347 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
- Acworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
- Acworth is located in Cobb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acworth <5>
- Cartersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Bartow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartersville <5>
- Calhoun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Calhoun is located in Gordon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,572 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <5>
- Calhoun Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Holly Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,506 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <5>
- Buff ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Logan Trace
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
- Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Corbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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.
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 on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1865.
We also found Sophia in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Sophia post office opened in 1881.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sophia.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bartow County: www.bartowga.org/
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 Sophia, 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 Bartow, 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 Sophia - 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/ |