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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 Norman Park (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 Norman Park. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Norman Park is located in Colquitt County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Colquitt County: Brooks, Cook, Mitchell, Thomas, Tift & Worth.

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

  • Colquitt County     (The home county of Norman Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norman Park, with the one closest to Norman Park listed first.
    • Ellenton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Moultrie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Funston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Minnesota
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
    • Berlin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Doerun
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hartsfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norman Park, with the one closest to Norman Park listed first.
    • Enigma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Nashville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Alapaha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norman Park, with the one closest to Norman Park listed first.
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Barney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Morven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Barwick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Fodie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norman Park, with the one closest to Norman Park listed first.
    • Lenox
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Staunton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
    • Sparks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Adel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cecil
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Dougherty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norman Park, with the one closest to Norman Park listed first.
    • Pecan City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
    • Putney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norman Park, with the one closest to Norman Park listed first.
    • Hahira
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Franklinville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norman Park, with the one closest to Norman Park listed first.
    • Sale City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Cotton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Pebble City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
    • Greenough
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
    • Baconton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • De Witt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
    • Flint
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Flint is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Pelham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norman Park, with the one closest to Norman Park listed first.
    • Coolidge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pavo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Meigs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hansell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hansell is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
    • Fredonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Ochlocknee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norman Park, with the one closest to Norman Park listed first.
    • Omega
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ty Ty
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Phillipsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Unionville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Unionville is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Tifton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Abac
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chula
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Brookfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norman Park, with the one closest to Norman Park listed first.
    • Hobby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Hobby is located in Turner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
      • Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
    • Sycamore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Ashburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norman Park, with the one closest to Norman Park listed first.
    • Anderson City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Anderson City is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
    • Sumner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Poulan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Alfords
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Alfords is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
    • Bridgeboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sylvester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • East Dougherty
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people

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

Cemeteries Near Norman Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norman Park.

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 Norman Park - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Baker Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Deep Bottom Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sandy Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Crosland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Yates Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Oakdale Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tompkins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Weeks Chapel UMC Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Galson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (214 more) ...
    • Paulks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Folsom Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Baker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Moultrie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bayboro ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayboro is located in Colquitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
  • Minton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Minton is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton
  • Lenox
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Berlin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bay is located in Colquitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
  • Hartsfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Sumner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Adel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Poulan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Parkerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkerville is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
  • Sylvester
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Brookfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chastain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Chastain is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain
    • Isabella
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Isabella is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella

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

Newspapers Published in Norman Park ...

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 Norman Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Norman Park, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Norman Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Norman Park:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Norman Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Norman Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.