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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 Norfolk (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 Norfolk. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Norfolk is located in Litchfield County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Litchfield County: Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven, Berkshire (MA), Hampden (MA), Columbia (NY) & Dutchess (NY).

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

  • Litchfield County     (The home county of Norfolk)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
    • Norfolk
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfolk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
      • Norfolk is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
    • Grantville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grantville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
      • Grantville is located in Litchfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grantville
      • From Norfolk to Grantville
    • North Colebrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • North Canaan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
      • North Canaan is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
    • East Canaan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Canaan
      • East Canaan is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Canaan <3>
    • Colebrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Clayton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Litchfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clayton
      • From Norfolk to Clayton
    • Canaan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
      • Canaan is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
    • Colebrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
      • Colebrook is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
    • Winchester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Winchester is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,548 people
    • Lower City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower City
      • Lower City is located in Litchfield County
    • Canaan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hartford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
    • Hartland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Hartford County
    • West Hartland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hartland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,113 people
    • East Hartland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartland
      • East Hartland is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Hartland <3>
    • North Canton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
      • North Canton is located in Hartford County
    • Canton Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Canton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,230 people
    • Granby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
      • Granby is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,558 people
    • West Granby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Burlington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <3>
    • Canton Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Valley
      • Canton Valley is located in Hartford County
    • Canton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • New Haven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
    • Wolcott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
      • Wolcott is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,565 people
    • Wolcott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
    • South Sandisfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Clayton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clayton
      • From Norfolk to Clayton
    • Gomorrah
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Southfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
      • Southfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • New Marlborough
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sandisfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ashley Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mill River
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sheffield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Monterey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Otis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Otis is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Otis
      • From Norfolk to Otis
  • Hampden County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
    • Tolland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland
      • Tolland is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • West Granville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Granville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
      • Granville is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
    • North Blandford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Blandford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blandford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
      • Blandford is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
    • Southwick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
      • Southwick is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
    • Chester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
    • Russell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Woronoco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hosmer Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Westfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Chester Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hampshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
    • Huntington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Huntington is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
    • Middlefield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Middlefield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
    • Southampton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
      • Southampton is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
    • Worthington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
      • Worthington is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
    • Westhampton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbia County (NY)
  • Dutchess County (NY)

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

Cemeteries Near Norfolk ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norfolk.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Norfolk had a population of 1,000 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • West Norfolk
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Norfolk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norfolk
    • West Norfolk is located in Litchfield County
  • Grantville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grantville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
    • Grantville is located in Litchfield County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Grantville
    • From Norfolk to Grantville
  • South Norfolk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Norfolk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Norfolk
    • South Norfolk is located in Litchfield County
  • Mill Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
    • Mill Brook is located in Litchfield County
  • North Colebrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • East Canaan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Canaan
    • East Canaan is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Canaan <3>
  • Colebrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • South Sandisfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Clayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Clayton
    • From Norfolk to Clayton
  • Huntsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Huntsville is located in Litchfield County
  • Canaan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • South Canaan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Norfolk ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norfolk.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Norfolk. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Norfolk and those printed in the larger area surrounding Norfolk.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<7> of Norfolk.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Norfolk:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Norfolk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.
<5>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

<6>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 Norfolk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Norfolk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Norfolk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9943, Longitude: -73.2021    









 

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