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 Sono 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 Sono 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 Sono 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 Sono Junction: Sono Jct. (or less commonly used: Sono Jctn.)
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 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 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.
Sono Junction is located in Saint Croix County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Croix County: Washington (MN), Barron, Dunn, Pierce & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Sono Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sono Junction:
- Saint Croix County (The home county of Sono Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sono Junction, with the one closest to Sono Junction listed first.
- Burkhardt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
- Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
- North Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
- Roberts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Hammond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- New Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
- Erin Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Baldwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
- Star Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Woodville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Deer Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hersey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Dunn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sono Junction, with the one closest to Sono Junction listed first.
- Downing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Downing is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Knapp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sono Junction, with the one closest to Sono Junction listed first.
- River Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- River Falls is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
- Prescott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Prescott is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,279 people
- Beldenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beldenville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
- Martell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Martell is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Morton Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morton Corner is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
- Trimbelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Trimbelle is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
- Ellsworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
- Moeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Moeville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
- El Paso
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- Spring Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Olivet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Hager City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hager City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
- Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sono Junction, with the one closest to Sono Junction listed first.
- Horse Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Osceola
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Osceola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Deronda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deronda is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Dresser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dresser is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Amery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Clear Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
- Volga ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Volga is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Saint Croix Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Anoka County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sono Junction, with the one closest to Sono Junction listed first.
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lino Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Circle Pines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- City of Columbus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- City of Columbus is located in Anoka County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Columbus
- Estimated population in 2015: 4,007 people
- Blaine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hilltop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Anoka County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Spring Lake Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fridley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chisago County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sono Junction, with the one closest to Sono Junction listed first.
- Franconia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Shafer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Center City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chisago City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lindstrom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wyoming
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dakota County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sono Junction, with the one closest to Sono Junction listed first.
- Nininger
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nininger is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nininger
- South Saint Paul
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hastings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Inver Grove Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfish Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Saint Paul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lilydale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lilydale is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Mendota Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mendota
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Coates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coates is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Rosemount
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vermillion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eagan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagan is located in Dakota County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <1>
- Goodhue County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sono Junction, with the one closest to Sono Junction listed first.
- Welch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Red Wing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hennepin County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sono Junction, with the one closest to Sono Junction listed first.
- Saint Anthony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Minneapolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Richfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ramsey County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sono Junction, with the one closest to Sono Junction listed first.
- North Saint Paul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- White Bear Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
- Maplewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Highwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Highwood is located in Ramsey County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- White Bear Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gem Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gem Lake is located in Ramsey County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Vadnais Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Little Canada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cardigan Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
- North Oaks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Roseville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shoreview
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Washington County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sono Junction, with the one closest to Sono Junction listed first.
- Lakeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeland Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeland Shores is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Bayport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Saint Croix Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Saint Croix Beach is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Saint Croix Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Saint Marys Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys Point is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Oak Park Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Afton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Afton is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,036 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <1>
- Stillwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Duluth Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duluth Junction is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,773 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <1>
- Pine Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Springs is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sono Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Sono Junction.
Cemeteries Near Sono Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sono 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 Sono Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sono Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sono Junction, with the one closest to Sono Junction listed first.
- Willow River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- German Settlement Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lakeland (MN).
- Warren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Houlton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- St. Paulus Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boardman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Sono Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sono Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sono Junction, with the one closest to Sono Junction listed first.
- Burkhardt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
- Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
- North Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
- Lakeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glover
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glover is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Roberts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Boardman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boardman is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Afton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Afton is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,036 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <1>
- Houlton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Houlton is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houlton
- Stillwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- River Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- River Falls is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
- Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lake Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arcola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Hammond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sono Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sono Junction.
Newspapers Published in Sono 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 320 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sono Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sono Junction, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sono 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 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 Sono Junction:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Saint Croix County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dunn County
- Pierce County
- Polk County
- Anoka County
- Chisago County
- Dakota County
- Goodhue County
- Hennepin County
- Ramsey County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 Sono 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 from Point A (ie- Sono Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |