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Welcome to Soho ...

Soho is located in Allegheny County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Soho, you might consider that their post office opened in 1865.

Soho is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Soho lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Soho ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Soho - they are located in New Jersey, New York and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Soho.

Communities near Soho ...

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

  • Bethel Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Monroeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Plum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Plum is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
  • West Mifflin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Murrysville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Baldwin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
  • McKeesport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilkinsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Franklin Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
  • Whitehall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Soho ...

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

Adding Soho to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Soho 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 Soho was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Soho post office opened in 1865. The Soho post office closed in 1868.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Soho.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Allegheny, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Soho - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/