Sopris, Colorado

Ghost town in Colorado, United States

Sopris, Colorado

Ghost town

Sopris

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Sopris

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Coordinates: 37°10′09″N 104°29′38″W﻿ / ﻿37.16917°N 104.49389°W﻿ / 37.16917; -104.49389
Country| United States
State| Colorado
County| Las Animas County[1]
Elevation

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| 6,260 ft (1,908 m)
Time zone| UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2]|

81082 (Trinidad)

Area code| 719
GNIS feature ID| 0194702

Sopris was an unincorporated community located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The town is now under the surface of Trinidad Lake in Trinidad Lake State Park.[1]

The U.S. Post Office at Trinidad (ZIP Code 81082) now serves Sopris postal addresses.[2]

The community was named after General E. B. Sopris, a local land owner.[3]

## Geography

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Sopris is located at 37°10′09″N 104°29′38″W﻿ / ﻿37.16917°N 104.49389°W﻿ / 37.16917; -104.49389 (37.169208,-104.493885).

## References

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1. ^ a b c "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
3. ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 47.

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Municipalities and communities of Las Animas County, Colorado, United States

County seat: Trinidad

City|

* Trinidad

Map of Colorado highlighting Las Animas County

Towns|

* Aguilar
* Branson
* Cokedale
* Kim
* Starkville

CDPs|

* El Moro
* Hoehne
* Jansen
* Lynn
* Segundo
* Stonewall Gap
* Valdez
* Weston

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communities|

* Barela
* Boncarbo
* Delhi
* Earl
* Gulnare
* Model
* Rugby
* Thatcher
* Torres
* Trinchera
* Tyrone
* Villegreen

Ghost towns|

* Abeyta
* Berwind
* Beshoar
* Bowen
* Brodhead
* Delagua
* Ludlow
* Madrid
* Morley
* Primero
* Sopris
* Tercio

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