Welcome to Sofia ...Sofia is located in Union County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Sofia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914. Sofia is 6,220 feet [1,896 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sofia is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Sofia lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Sofia (for example, toward Texline (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Area Code for Sofia: 575 Communities near Sofia ...We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Sofia.
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 Sofia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sofia. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sofia. 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 Sofia. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sofia. See our Newspapers Page for Sofia. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sofia ...Looking for more information about Sofia? 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 Sofia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sofia. Adding Sofia to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Sofia 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 Sofia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Sofia. Footnotes ...
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