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Funeral Homes in Sopchoppy, FL
Places
Below you fill find all funeral homes and cemeteries in or near Sopchoppy.
Suburbs of Sopchoppy: Saint Teresa, St Teresa.
Zip codes in the city: 32358.
Wakulla County funeral flowers can be purchased from one of the local funeral shops we partner with.
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Facts about the city
Sopchoppy is a city in Wakulla County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 426 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 465.Ochlockonee River State Park is nearby.
Sopchoppy Obituaries
It was noted by Orange County Register on January 19th, 2014 that Ellen Cable (Crowson) perished in Los Alamitos, California. Ms. Cable was 90 years old and was born in Sopchoppy, FL. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Ellen's life.
History
After the Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Georgia Railroad Railroad Company had built a railway through the area, they platted the town on property they already owned in the area, across the river from Greenough, Florida To encourage people to settle there, the railroad engaged in a significant advertising campaign, exaggerating the quality of the soil and climate. The population was 426 at the 2000 census. Sopchoppy came into existence in 1894. As of 2004, the population recorded by the US Census Bureau is 465 [http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2004-04-12.xls].
The town's name is a corruption of "Lockchoppe." Derived from the Muskogean languages 'lokchapi' ('lokcha' (acorn) / 'api' (stem)), this was the old name of the nearby river. It is part of the Tallahassee, Florida Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area Statistical Area.
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