Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Soo Junction (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Soo Junction. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Soo Junction ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Soo Junction: Soo Jct. (or less commonly used: Soo Jctn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Soo Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Soo Junction.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Soo Junction is located in Luce County.
To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Luce County: Alger, Chippewa, Mackinac & Schoolcraft.
Below are the counties that are near Soo Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Soo Junction:
- Luce County (The home county of Soo Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Soo Junction, with the one closest to Soo Junction listed first.
- Lencel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lencel is located in Luce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lencel
- Newberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Roberts Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Roberts Corner is located in Luce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
- Dollarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dollarville is located in Luce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarville
- McMillan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Helmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Helmer is located in Luce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmer
- Laketon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Laketon is located in Luce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketon
- Carpenter Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carpenter Landing is located in Luce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Landing
- Danaher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Danaher is located in Luce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danaher
- Deer Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Park is located in Luce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Chippewa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Soo Junction, with the one closest to Soo Junction listed first.
- Hulbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hulbert is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- Eckerman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Strongs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Strongs is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs
- Trout Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Paradise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dick is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
- Shelldrake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shelldrake is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelldrake
- Fibre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fibre is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibre
- Dryburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dryburg is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
- Vermilion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vermilion is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
- Mackinac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Soo Junction, with the one closest to Soo Junction listed first.
- Fiborn ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fiborn is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiborn
- Fiborn has also been known as:
- Fiborn Quarry
- Rexton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rexton is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexton
- Epoufette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Epoufette is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epoufette
- Ozark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ozark is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Naubinway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Engadine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kenneth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kenneth is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Curtis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gould City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Soo Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Soo Junction.
Cemeteries Near Soo Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Soo Junction.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Soo Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Soo Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Soo Junction, with the one closest to Soo Junction listed first.
- Hulbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Caffey Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Colbert Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Trout Lake.
- The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trout Lake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #908 <2>
- Naomikong Point Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Naubinway Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Epoufette Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Lakefield Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Old East Lakefield Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Engadine Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brethren Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus Twp. Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Soo Junction had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Soo Junction, with the one closest to Soo Junction listed first.
- Eckerman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dollarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dollarville is located in Luce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarville
- Gilchrist
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilchrist is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
- Trout Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Naubinway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Epoufette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Epoufette is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epoufette
- Ozark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ozark is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- McMillan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brevort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brevort is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevort
- Gould City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corinne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corinne is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Deer Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Park is located in Luce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Soo Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Soo Junction.
Newspapers Published in Soo Junction ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Soo Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Soo Junction, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Soo Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Soo Junction:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Luce County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chippewa County
- Mackinac County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Soo Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Soo Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |