Sophia was a small agricultural community located approximately three miles south of Gum Springs and one and a half miles south of Dewey. A post office existed between 1881 and 1888. Sophia was located in the vicinity of Spring Place Road and Mansfield Road.


Source: Recollections of Bartow County resident Victor Mullinix; United States and Worldwide Postal History by Jim Forte.

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