Welcome to Sopha ...
So far, we found very little information about Sopha. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sopha to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sopha, please Contact Us.
Sopha would have been located within present day Van Buren County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sopha, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Sopha had a population of 3,094 people.<3> (see below for details).
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sopha is 1,840 feet [561 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Sopha was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Sopha (for example, toward Spring City), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The Area Code where Sopha was located: 931
Communities near Sopha ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sopha.
- Smyrna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - McMinnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
- McMinnville is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <6>
- Sparta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <6>
- Newton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Pikeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pikeville is located in Bledsoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <6>
- Spencer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <6>
- Doyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Doyle is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Beersheba Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beersheba Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Laurelburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurelburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Chalybeate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalybeate have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
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 Sopha. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sopha.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sopha. 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 Sopha.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sopha. See our Newspapers Page for Sopha.
Adding Sopha to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sopha 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 Sopha was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Sopha post office opened in 1888.
We also found Sopha in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sopha.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.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 Sopha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Sopha. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sopha - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |