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Introduction ...

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

We've added Norval to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Norval, 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 Norval (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 Norval. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Norval is historic, it would have been located within present day Calaveras 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 Calaveras County: Alpine, Amador, San Joaquin, Stanislaus & Tuolumne.

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

  • Calaveras County     (The home county of Norval)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norval, with the one closest to Norval listed first.
    • Valley Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Burson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Campo Seco
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Petersburg ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Petersburg is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg has also been known as:
      • Greasertown
    • Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
    • Rancho Calaveras
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Rancho Calaveras is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Calaveras
    • Jenny Lind
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
    • Wallace
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • San Andreas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lost City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lost City is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
    • Big Bar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
    • Mokelumne Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Milton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Milton is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norval, with the one closest to Norval listed first.
    • Camanche Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Camanche Village is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
    • Jackson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Martell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ione
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ione is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
      • Former names for Ione:
      • Bedbug
      • Freeze Out
      • Hardscrabble
      • Ione City
      • Ione Valley
      • Jone City
      • Jone Valley
      • Rickeyville
      • Woosterville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <2>
    • Electra ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Electra is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Sutter Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Amador City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Drytown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Pine Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • May ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • May is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • Plymouth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Volcano
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • El Dorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norval, with the one closest to Norval listed first.
    • Mount Aukum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Fair Play
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norval, with the one closest to Norval listed first.
    • Herald
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Rancho Murieta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Galt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Galt is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <2>
    • Sloughhouse
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Arno ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Arno is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
    • McConnel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • McConnel is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norval, with the one closest to Norval listed first.
    • Bellota
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
    • Clements
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lockeford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Linden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Peters
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Holden ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Holden is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Victor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Trigo ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
    • Walthal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Walthal is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthal
    • Cometa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Cometa is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cometa
    • Acampo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Lodi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <2>
  • Stanislaus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norval, with the one closest to Norval listed first.
    • Knights Ferry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Adela
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Adela is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adela
    • East Oakdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • East Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakdale
    • Oakdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <2>
  • Tuolumne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norval, with the one closest to Norval listed first.
    • Tuttletown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
    • Columbia Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Columbia Village is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Village
    • Columbia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rawhide
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
    • Jamestown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Martinez
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Martinez is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
    • Squabbletown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Squabbletown is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squabbletown
    • Yosemite Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Yosemite Junction is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Junction
    • Sonora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • East Sonora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • East Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sonora
    • Greenley Oaks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenley Oaks is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenley Oaks
    • Stent
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Stent is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent
    • Phoenix Lake - Cedar Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Norval ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norval.

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 Norval - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Peoples Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dean Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dean Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Milton.
    • The Dean Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wilson Burial Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503319 <4>
  • Milton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ione Protestant - Community Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jesus Maria Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Sava Servian Orthodox Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Clements Glen View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (68 more) ...
    • City Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the City Cemetery is located in Sutter Creek.
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the IOOF Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Sutter Creek.
    • New Protestant Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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 Norval in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Norval.

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

  • Valley Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Burson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Campo Seco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lancha Plana ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lancha Plana is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancha Plana
  • Camanche ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Camanche is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche
    • Former names for Camanche:
    • Clay's Bar
    • Limerrick
  • Jenny Lind
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
  • Wallace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • San Andreas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Milton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Milton is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Mokelumne Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ione
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ione is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
    • Former names for Ione:
    • Bedbug
    • Freeze Out
    • Hardscrabble
    • Ione City
    • Ione Valley
    • Jone City
    • Jone Valley
    • Rickeyville
    • Woosterville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <2>
  • Jackson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Bellota
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
    • Clements
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sutter Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Norval. See our List of 1890's Communities around Norval.

Newspapers Published in Norval ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norval.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Norval, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Norval.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Norval:

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 Norval, 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Norval) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.