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A visit to the Soper Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Soper Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Soper Cemetery:

44.5098, -70.0634

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Soper Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Soper Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Farmington. Farmington lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Soper Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Soper Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Soper Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Soper Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Lowell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Cemetery
  • Stubbs Mill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Stubbs Mill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs Mill Cemetery
  • Moose Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Moose Hill Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moose Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Livermore Falls.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90234 <5>
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
  • Borough Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Borough Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough Cemetery
  • Stones Corner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Stones Corner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner Cemetery
  • Philbrick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Philbrick Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrick Cemetery
  • Chesterville Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Webster Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Webster Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Livermore Falls Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Livermore Falls Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore Falls Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Shy Corner.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Treat Cemetery
      • Treat Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90629 <5>
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant View Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Shy Corner.
    • Shuy Yard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Shuy Yard Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuy Yard Cemetery
      • The Shuy Yard Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Brackett Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2498594 <5>
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Kent Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Kent Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
    • Stevens Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
    • Beam Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Beam Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Soper Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Soper Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Mount Vernon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • North Fayette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
  • Vienna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chisholm
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Chisholm is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
  • Livermore Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Shy Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
  • North Chesterville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
  • Locks Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
  • East Livermore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
  • Fayette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Kents Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmington Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Jay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jay is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <6>
    • North Livermore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
    • Belgrade Lakes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Dryden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dryden is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
    • North Jay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • North Jay is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
    • North Wayne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
    • Readfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • New Sharon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • East Wilton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • East Wilton is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
    • Wilton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Canton Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Canton Point is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
    • North Leeds
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
    • Wayne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Wayne is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <6>
    • Farmington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • West Farmington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Farmington is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
    • Belgrade
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Soper Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Soper Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Soper Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Franklin County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Soper Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #575729  (Soper Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #575729 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Franklin
      • Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Farmington Falls
      • Location given for Soper Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.5097866     Lon: -70.0633901
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Soper Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.