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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Little Norway. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Little Norway to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Little Norway, please Contact Us.

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 Little Norway (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 Little Norway. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Little Norway is historic, it would have been located within present day El Dorado County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of El Dorado County: Alpine, Amador, Placer, Sacramento & Douglas (NV).

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

  • El Dorado County     (The home county of Little Norway)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Norway, with the one closest to Little Norway listed first.
    • Echo Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Phillips
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Phillips is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
    • Fallen Leaf
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Bridges
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Tallac Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
    • Strawberry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Al Tahoe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
    • South Lake Tahoe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Kyburz
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Tahoma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • White Hall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • White Hall is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Riverton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Riverton is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Pacific
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
  • Alpine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Norway, with the one closest to Little Norway listed first.
    • Sorensens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sorensens is located in Alpine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
    • Alpine Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Alpine Village is located in Alpine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
    • Woodfords
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Woodfords is located in Alpine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
    • Mesa Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Mesa Vista is located in Alpine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Vista
    • Paynesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Paynesville is located in Alpine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
    • Marklee Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Marklee Village is located in Alpine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklee Village
    • Markleeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Loope ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Loope is located in Alpine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loope
    • Lake Alpine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Lake Alpine is located in Alpine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Alpine
    • Bear Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Norway, with the one closest to Little Norway listed first.
    • Kirkwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Kit Carson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Calaveras County
    • Big Meadow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Big Meadow is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Meadow
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Norway, with the one closest to Little Norway listed first.
    • Tahoma Meadows
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
    • Homewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Tahoe Pines
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
    • Tahoe City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Dollar Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Dollar Point is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
    • Lake Forest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Lake Forest is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
    • Brockway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Carnelian Bay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Kings Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Tahoe Vista
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Carson City (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Norway, with the one closest to Little Norway listed first.
    • Carson City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview Summit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
    • New Empire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • New Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
    • Empire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Empire is located in Carson City (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Douglas County (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Norway, with the one closest to Little Norway listed first.
    • Edgewood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgewood is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
    • Stateline
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tahoe Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tahoe Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Village
    • Zephyr Cove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Kingsbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingsbury is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Mottsville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mottsville is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottsville
    • Sheridan ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sheridan is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Summit Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
    • Kingsbury Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
    • Skyland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Skyland is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
    • Lincoln Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Centerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Centerville is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Walleys Hot Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
  • Washoe County (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Norway, with the one closest to Little Norway listed first.
    • Crystal Bay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Incline Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Tyrolian Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Tyrolian Village is located in Washoe County (NV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrolian Village

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

Cemeteries Near Little Norway ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Norway.

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 Little Norway - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

While we didn't find Little Norway in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little Norway.

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

  • Tallac Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
  • Lake Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lake Valley is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
  • Emerald Bay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Bay
  • Bijou
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bijou is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
  • Woodfords
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Woodfords is located in Alpine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
  • Sheridan ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheridan is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Hobart ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hobart is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Markleeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Genoa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gardnerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenbrook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Tahoe City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Bryants
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bryants is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants
    • Pacific
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
    • Carson City
      (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 Little Norway. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Norway.

Newspapers Published in Little Norway ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Norway.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Norway, 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 Little Norway.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Little Norway:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Little Norway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Little Norway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.