Welcome to Sohon ...

Sohon is located in Mineral County<1>.

Sohon is 4,460 feet [1,359 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Sohon is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Sohon lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Sohon, you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Sohon: 406

Communities near Sohon ...

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

• Osburn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Osburn is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osburn <3>
• Wallace
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Wallace is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <3>
• Mullan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mullan is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullan <3>
• East Portal ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • East Portal is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portal
• Burke ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Burke is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
• Frisco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Frisco is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
• Woodland Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
• Saltese
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Saltese is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltese
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltese <3>
• Carbon Center
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
• Silverton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Silverton is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <3>

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 Sohon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sohon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sohon ...

Looking for more information about Sohon? 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 Sohon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sohon.

Adding Sohon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sohon 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 (so far) for Sohon was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sohon.