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 Soperton (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 Soperton. 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.
Soperton is located in Forest 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 Forest County: Iron (MI), Florence, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto, Oneida & Vilas.
Below are the counties that are near Soperton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Soperton:
- Forest County (The home county of Soperton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Soperton, with the one closest to Soperton listed first.
- Padus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Padus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
- Laona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laona is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
- Crandon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Mole Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mole Lake is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
- Atkins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Hiles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hiles is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
- Florence County
- Fern ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fern is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Langlade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Soperton, with the one closest to Soperton listed first.
- Freeman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Lily
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lily is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Langlade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Langlade is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langlade
- White Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- White Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Post Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Bryant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Elcho
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Kempster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kempster is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
- Deerbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Neva Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Neva Corners is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva Corners
- Marinette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Soperton, with the one closest to Soperton listed first.
- Athelstane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Athelstane is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane
- Dunbar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Soperton, with the one closest to Soperton listed first.
- Townsend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Townsend is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Armstrong
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Breed
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Breed is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from Soperton, with the one closest to Soperton listed first.
- Jennings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jennings is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Monico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monico is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monico
- Pelican Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Gagen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gagen is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Soperton, see our County-by-County Page for Soperton.
Cemeteries Near Soperton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Soperton.
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 Soperton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Soperton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Soperton, with the one closest to Soperton listed first.
- Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Ambrose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roseland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Townsend.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87959 <1>
- Laona Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lily Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Cemetery
- The Lily Cemetery has also been known as:
- Langlade Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88338 <1>
- Crandon Lakeside Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Langlade Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langlade Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Langlade Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Langlade.
- The Langlade Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wolf River Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1558148 <1>
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (27 more) ...
- Crandon Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Soperton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Soperton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Soperton, with the one closest to Soperton listed first.
- Lily
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lily is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Cavour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cavour is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
- Crandon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crandon is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Armstrong Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong Creek is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Creek
- Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Post Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Post Lake is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
- Elton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elton is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Bryant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Atkins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Atkins is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Koepenick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Koepenick is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koepenick
- Logan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Dunbar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbar is located in Marinette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pelican Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
- Elcho
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elcho is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcho
- Kempster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kempster is located in Langlade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Soperton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Soperton.
Newspapers Published in Soperton ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Soperton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Soperton, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Soperton.
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 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 Soperton:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Forest County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Florence County
- Langlade County
- Marinette County
- Oconto County
- Oneida County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Soperton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Soperton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |