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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 Soma (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 Soma. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Soma is located in Juab County.

To see how the shape of Utah's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Juab County: White Pine (NV), Millard, Sanpete, Tooele & Utah.

Below are the counties that are near Soma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Soma:

  • Juab County     (The home county of Soma)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Soma, with the one closest to Soma listed first.
    • Jericho Junction ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jericho Junction is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Junction
    • Mills ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mills is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
      • Former names for Mills:
      • Suckertown
      • Wellingtno
    • Jericho ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jericho is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
    • Juab ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Juab is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juab
    • Levan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Tintic ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Tintic is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintic
      • Tintic has also been known as:
      • Ely Mills
      • McIntyre
    • Fort Nephi ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Nephi is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Nephi
    • Nephi
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Nephi is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nephi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
      • Former name for Nephi:
      • Little Chicago
      • Nephi has also been known as:
      • Nephi City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nephi <1>
    • Diamond ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Diamond is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
    • Silver City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Silver City is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Mona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mammoth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Mammoth is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
      • Mammoth has also been known as:
      • Robinson
    • Ironton ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ironton is located in Juab County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Millard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Soma, with the one closest to Soma listed first.
    • Leamington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynndyl
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynndyl is located in Millard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndyl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
      • Former name for Lynndyl:
      • Leamington Hill Junction
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynndyl <1>
    • Oak City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Scipio
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Lucerne ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lucerne is located in Millard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
    • Delta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Delta is located in Millard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,642 people
      • Former names for Delta:
      • Akin
      • Burtner
      • Melville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
    • Woodrow ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodrow is located in Millard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
    • Sugarville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Sugarville is located in Millard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarville
      • Former names for Sugarville:
      • Alfalfa
      • Omaha
    • McCornick ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • McCornick is located in Millard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCornick
      • McCornick has also been known as:
      • Pahvant
    • Sutherland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sutherland is located in Millard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
  • Sanpete County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Soma, with the one closest to Soma listed first.
    • Fountain Green
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Freedom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Freedom is located in Sanpete County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
    • Wales
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dover is located in Sanpete County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Fayette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Moroni Fort ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Moroni Fort is located in Sanpete County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moroni Fort
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Soma, with the one closest to Soma listed first.
    • Dividend ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Dividend is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividend
    • Elberta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Homansville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Homansville is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homansville
    • Goshen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Goshen is located in Utah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Former names for Goshen:
      • Lower Goshen
      • Mechanicsville
      • Sandtown
      • Sodom
      • Goshen has also been known as:
      • Old Goshen

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Soma, see our County-by-County Page for Soma.

Cemeteries Near Soma ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Soma.

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 Soma - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Soma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Soma, with the one closest to Soma listed first.

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 Soma in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Soma.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Soma, with the one closest to Soma listed first.

  • Leamington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mills ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mills is located in Juab County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
    • Former names for Mills:
    • Suckertown
    • Wellingtno
  • Levan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Oak City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Nephi
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Nephi is located in Juab County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nephi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
    • Former name for Nephi:
    • Little Chicago
    • Nephi has also been known as:
    • Nephi City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nephi <1>
  • Mona
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver City ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Silver City is located in Juab County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Scipio
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Mammoth
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Mammoth is located in Juab County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
    • Mammoth has also been known as:
    • Robinson
  • Mammoth Junction
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Mammoth Junction is located in Juab County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Junction
  • Ironton ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ironton is located in Juab County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Eureka
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Fountain Green
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Wales
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Goshen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Soma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Soma.

Newspapers Published in Soma ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Soma.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Soma, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Soma.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Soma:

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 Soma, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Soma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.