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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Norton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Norton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Norton, 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 Norton (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 Norton. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Norton is historic, it would have been located within present day DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Clayton, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry & Rockdale.
Below are the counties that are near Norton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Norton:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Norton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Gresham Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gresham Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Park
- East Atlanta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlanta
- Glenwood Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Hills
- Panthersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
- East Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Glen is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glen
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,451 people
- Pinehurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pinehurst is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 355 people
- Decatur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Druid Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Belvedere Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belvedere Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Park
- Emory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Emory is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 393 people
- North Decatur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Decatur is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Decatur
- Avondale Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Fincherville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Jenkinsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Colemans Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
- Skyridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
- Hardman Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
- Woodstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kingridge West
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Conley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coxs Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coxs Crossing is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Crossing
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ellenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Wilkshire Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilkshire Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkshire Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,354 people
- Normandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Normandy is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dartmouth Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Nelsons Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
- Brookside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Ivey Terrace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
- Vinings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
- Knox Springs Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
- Furniture City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Furniture City is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
- Mableton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Austell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge Manor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,461 people
- Chattahoochee Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chattahoochee Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 3,207 people
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Senoia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jade Lake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Sharpsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Flowers Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Blair Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Lithia Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeland Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Springwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Windwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Douglasville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Winston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ephesus Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Lafayette Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,339 people
- Franklin Farms
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
- Blakely Woods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
- Winterthur Woods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winterthur Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,237 people
- Fayetteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McIntosh Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Harp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Inman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Keyland Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
- Fayette Villa Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Tyrone Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Tyrone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Thomasville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Thomasville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,518 people
- Blair Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blair Village is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Village
- Doral Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doral Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doral Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,265 people
- Plunket Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plunket Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunket Town
- Cabbage Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
- Peoplestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
- Hapeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Atlanta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort McPherson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sylvan Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sylvan Hills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,463 people
- College Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Danbury Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danbury Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Village
- Mountain Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Norris Lake Shores
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
- Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 people
- Lilburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stonemont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
- Elmside Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
- Norcross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
- Luxomni
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Luxomni is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxomni
- Estimated population in 2019: 514 people
- Twin Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
- Berkeley Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,147 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Stockbridge North
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Stockbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Oakwood Manor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Whitehouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- McDonough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Blacksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Locust Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Salem Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Salem Branch is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
- Salem Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Newton Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Porterdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Essex Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Covington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Indian Rose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Hiram
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Lakeview Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Conyers
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Milstead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Zingara
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Sunny Side
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Esmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Experiment
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Griffin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Griffin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Youth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Jersey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Split Silk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Norton, see our County-by-County Page for Norton.
Cemeteries Near Norton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norton.
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 Norton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Norton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Silver Brook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tanners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Park City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Resthaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roseland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sylvester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Luther King, Junior Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (530 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- College Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- The Flat Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flat Rock Church Cemetery
- Flatrock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33952 <3>
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 Norton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Norton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Constitution
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Constitution is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
- Cornell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cornell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Conley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roseland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roseland is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Hapeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Atlanta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlanta
- Ellenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Atlanta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kirkwood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Clifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Edgewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Decatur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- East Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fay ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fay is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Norton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Norton.
Newspapers Published in Norton ...
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 268 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Norton, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Norton.
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 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 Norton:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butts County
- Cherokee County
- Clayton County
- Cobb County
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Gwinnett County
- Henry County
- Newton County
- Paulding County
- Rockdale County
- Spalding County
- Walton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Norton, 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 '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- Norton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |