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 Norton (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 Norton. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Norton is located in Etowah County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Etowah County: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Marshall & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Norton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Norton:
- Etowah County (The home county of Norton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Ridgeville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Ivalee
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Bennettsville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bennettsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Benson ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Egypt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Attalla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alabama City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alabama City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City
- Howelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Black Creek Falls ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Black Creek Falls is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Falls
- Carlisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Reece City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reece City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Bird ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Highmound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Snead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wynnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Taits Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Clarence
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Fridays Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Hoods Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Susan Moore
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Bright Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Appalachian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Craig
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Southside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Cochran Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Ohatchee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Colvins Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Grayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Mack ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Wellington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Ball Flat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Leesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Centre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Moshat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Joppa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Rodentown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Rains ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Crossville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cotnam
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Rogers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Collinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Whiton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Geraldine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chigger Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Boaz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whitesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Douglas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Horton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Albertville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hustleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Hyatt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Rabbit Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Steele
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ragland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Wattsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Coal City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Springville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Riverside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Odenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Norton, see our County-by-County Page for Norton.
Cemeteries Near Norton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norton.
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 Norton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Norton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Red Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ivalee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Noble Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCartney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brasher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alabama City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (394 more) ...
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dillard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Norton had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Littleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Stanfield ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stanfield is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield
- Attalla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Howelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Gadsden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crudup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Avery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Mountainboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Gallant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Steele
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Etowahton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Etowahton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowahton
- East Gadsden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Brice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brice is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Norton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Norton.
Newspapers Published in Norton ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Norton, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Norton.
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 helpful 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 Norton:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Etowah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Marshall County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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> | 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 Norton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Norton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |