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 Soderville (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 Soderville. 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.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Soderville is located in Anoka County.
To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Anoka County: Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Soderville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Soderville:
- Anoka County (The home county of Soderville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Soderville, with the one closest to Soderville listed first.
- Ham Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Bethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Andover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- City of Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- City of Columbus is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Columbus
- Estimated population in 2015: 4,007 people
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coopers Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coopers Corner is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Corner
- Linwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coon Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anoka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chisago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Soderville, with the one closest to Soderville listed first.
- Wyoming
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stacy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chisago City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Branch is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Lindstrom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- North Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Center City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shafer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Harris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Almelund
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Franconia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Taylors Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dakota County
- The following are listed by their distance from Soderville, with the one closest to Soderville listed first.
- Lilydale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lilydale is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- West Saint Paul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mendota
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mendota Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sunfish Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- South Saint Paul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hennepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Soderville, with the one closest to Soderville listed first.
- Champlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Osseo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Robbinsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Saint Anthony
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Corcoran
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Isanti County
- The following are listed by their distance from Soderville, with the one closest to Soderville listed first.
- Isanti
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Weber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Weber is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Crown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crown is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Bradford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bradford is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Minnesota Boys Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Minnesota Boys Town is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Boys Town
- Cambridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Grandy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dalbo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elm Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elm Park is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
- Stanchfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Braham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mille Lacs County
- Princeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Soderville, with the one closest to Soderville listed first.
- Mounds View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shoreview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arden Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Brighton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cardigan Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
- Vadnais Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Bear Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
- White Bear Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gem Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gem Lake is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Little Canada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Roseville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sherburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Soderville, with the one closest to Soderville listed first.
- Elk River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Zimmerman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
- Zimmerman has also been known as:
- Lake Fremont
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <1>
- Big Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Orrock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orrock is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
- Salida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Salida is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Soderville, with the one closest to Soderville listed first.
- Forest Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hugo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hugo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
- Dellwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dellwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Withrow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Withrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Scandia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Birchwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Birchwood Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Mahtomedi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duluth Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duluth Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- Grant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grant is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
- Willernie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Otisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Otisville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
- Pine Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Soderville, with the one closest to Soderville listed first.
- Otsego
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Albertville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hanover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Michael
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Monticello
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rockford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Polk County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Soderville, with the one closest to Soderville listed first.
- Osceola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Osceola is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Dresser
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dresser is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Saint Croix Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Saint Croix County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Soderville, with the one closest to Soderville listed first.
- Somerset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- North Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Soderville, see our County-by-County Page for Soderville.
Cemeteries Near Soderville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Soderville.
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 Soderville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Soderville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Soderville, with the one closest to Soderville listed first.
- Soderville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Our Saviour's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Constance Evangelical Free Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Leaf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Victor Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Staples Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morningside Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north of Anoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83812 <3>
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Anoka State Hospital Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Joyce Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Church of the Epiphany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Soderville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Soderville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Soderville, with the one closest to Soderville listed first.
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Linwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Anoka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coon Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
- Saint Francis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Champlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mounds View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Isanti
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Osseo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fridley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Soderville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Soderville.
Newspapers Published in Soderville ...
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 292 newspapers that have been published in the area around Soderville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Soderville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Soderville.
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 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 Soderville:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Anoka County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chisago County
- Dakota County
- Hennepin County
- Isanti County
- Mille Lacs County
- Ramsey County
- Sherburne County
- Washington County
- Wright County
- Polk County
- Saint Croix County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Soderville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Soderville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |