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 Norwood (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 Norwood. 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 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 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.
Norwood is located in Benton County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Benton County: Carroll, Madison, Washington, Barry (MO), McDonald (MO), Adair (OK) & Delaware (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Norwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Norwood:
- Benton County (The home county of Norwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Trident
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Trident is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
- Siloam Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Logan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Hico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hico is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Gentry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Springtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Springtown is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Highfill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highfill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Mason Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Cherokee City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
- Decatur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cave Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Stop ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stop is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Anna ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Lee Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Madison County
- Wesley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Cincinnati
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cincinnati is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rickert is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
- Summers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Summers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
- Viney Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Viney Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
- Wheeler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tontitown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Prairie Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canehill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clyde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- McDonald County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- South West City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Noel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
- Jane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jane is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane <1>
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Watts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Watts Community
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
- Ballard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ballard is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chance is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Addielee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Addielee is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielee
- Christie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Christie is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Peavine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
- Chewey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chewey is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey
- West Peavine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Fairfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Proctor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Scraper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Scraper is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scraper
- Eldon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eldon is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Briggs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Briggs is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Moodys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Welling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- West Siloam Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dripping Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Beckwith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beckwith is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Colcord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Flint Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
- Cloud Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
- Kansas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oaks is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <1>
- Twin Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Rocky Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ford is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Leach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Leach is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Norwood, see our County-by-County Page for Norwood.
Cemeteries Near Norwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norwood.
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 Norwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Norwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Norwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brady Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Neale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale Cemetery
- The Neale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Neal Cemetery
- Lone Elm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beatty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gunter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Norwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Norwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Trident
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Trident is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
- Siloam Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cincinnati
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cincinnati is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Robinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Logan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Hico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hico is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Flint ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rickert is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
- Summers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Summers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
- Viney Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Viney Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
- Springtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Springtown is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Wheeler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Prairie Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Norwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Norwood.
Newspapers Published in Norwood ...
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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Norwood, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Norwood.
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 Norwood:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Madison County
- Washington County
- McDonald County
- Adair County
- Cherokee County
- Delaware County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Norwood, 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 from Point A (ie- Norwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |