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 Sopertown (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 Sopertown. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Sopertown is located in Bradford County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bradford County: Chemung (NY), Tioga (NY), Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Sopertown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sopertown:
- Bradford County (The home county of Sopertown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sopertown, with the one closest to Sopertown listed first.
- Coryland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Austinville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Sylvania
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Columbia Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Berrytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Gillett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Covert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Big Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- Bentley Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Fassett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sopertown, with the one closest to Sopertown listed first.
- Chemung
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Ellenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Ralston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Lorenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sopertown, with the one closest to Sopertown listed first.
- Piatt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Lincoln Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Forksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sopertown, with the one closest to Sopertown listed first.
- Roseville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Millerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Mainesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tioga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Fallbrook ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
- Morris Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
- Pritchard ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pritchard is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Blossburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sopertown, with the one closest to Sopertown listed first.
- Sagetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Webb Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Pine City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wellsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Southport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- West Elmira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Elmira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elmira Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chemung
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Flats
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Horseheads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Owens Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Schuyler County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sopertown, with the one closest to Sopertown listed first.
- Beaver Dams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Moreland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Catharine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sopertown, with the one closest to Sopertown listed first.
- Caton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Lindley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Corning
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Corning is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Presho
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- Corning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gang Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gang Mills is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Painted Post
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Van Vleet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Addison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Coopers Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Campbell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Campbell is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
- Tioga County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sopertown, with the one closest to Sopertown listed first.
- Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lockwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoopers Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Smithboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sopertown, see our County-by-County Page for Sopertown.
Cemeteries Near Sopertown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sopertown.
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 Sopertown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sopertown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sopertown, with the one closest to Sopertown listed first.
- Beaman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pumpkin Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Van Ness Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Besley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Judson Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gladding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fries Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grey Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sylvania Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Card Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (244 more) ...
- Granite - Pierson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Potter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tower Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Sopertown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sopertown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sopertown, with the one closest to Sopertown listed first.
- Austinville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Jobs Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jobs Corners is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corners
- Sylvania
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Columbia Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Snedekerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Snedekerville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snedekerville
- Dunning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunning is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
- Trowbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trowbridge is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Millerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Mainesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Berrytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Gillett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Jackson Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Summit is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Painter Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Painter Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Run
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leona is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sopertown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sopertown.
Newspapers Published in Sopertown ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sopertown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sopertown, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sopertown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Sopertown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bradford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lycoming County
- Sullivan County
- Tioga County
- Chemung County
- Schuyler County
- Steuben County
- Tioga County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 Sopertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sopertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |