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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 Norcatur (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 Norcatur. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Norcatur is located in Decatur County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Decatur County: Norton, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas, Furnas (NE) & Red Willow (NE).

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

  • Decatur County     (The home county of Norcatur)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norcatur, with the one closest to Norcatur listed first.
    • Kanona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona
      • Kanona is located in Decatur County
    • Jennings
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
      • Jennings is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Allison ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
      • Allison is located in Decatur County
    • Oberlin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
      • Oberlin is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <2>
    • Dresden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Leoville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leoville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
      • Leoville is located in Decatur County
    • Traer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Traer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
      • Traer is located in Decatur County
  • Norton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norcatur, with the one closest to Norcatur listed first.
    • Rockwell City ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
      • Rockwell City is located in Norton County
    • Clayton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Norton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Oronoque
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
      • Oronoque is located in Norton County
    • Dellvale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
      • Dellvale is located in Norton County
    • Norton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
      • Norton is located in Norton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <2>
    • Lenora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
      • Lenora is located in Norton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenora <2>
    • Edmond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
      • Edmond is located in Norton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
      • Edmond has also been known as:
      • Edmond City
    • Almena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
      • Almena is located in Norton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Densmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densmore
      • Densmore is located in Norton County
  • Riley County
    • Clayton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Riley County
  • Sheridan County
    • Selden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
      • Selden is located in Sheridan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Furnas County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norcatur, with the one closest to Norcatur listed first.
    • Wilsonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
      • Wilsonville is located in Furnas County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <2>
    • Hendley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendley
      • Hendley is located in Furnas County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendley <2>
    • Beaver City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cambridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Red Willow County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norcatur, with the one closest to Norcatur listed first.
    • Lebanon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in Red Willow County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <2>
    • Danbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
      • Danbury is located in Red Willow County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <2>
    • Bartley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartley
      • Bartley is located in Red Willow County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartley <2>
    • Indianola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Norcatur ...

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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norcatur.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Norcatur. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Norcatur and those printed in the larger area surrounding Norcatur.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Norcatur.

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 Norcatur:

Cemeteries Near Norcatur ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norcatur.

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 Norcatur covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Norcatur Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norcatur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norcatur Cemetery
  • Shirley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Clayton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clayton Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Clayton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayton Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Wray Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Butler Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Crystal Twp. Cemetery
    • Deal Cemetery
    • Watton Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
  • Wotton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wotton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wotton Cemetery
  • Edwards Maple Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Maple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Maple Cemetery
  • Big Timber Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Timber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Timber Cemetery
  • Oronoque Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oronoque Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oronoque Cemetery
  • Railsback Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Railsback Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Railsback Cemetery
  • White Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
  • Continue List   (59 more) ...
    • Gettis Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gettis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gettis Cemetery
    • Vallonia Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vallonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vallonia Cemetery
    • Kanona Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanona Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Norcatur had a population of 165 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Norcatur had a population of 142 people.

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

  • Rockwell City ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
    • Rockwell City is located in Norton County
  • Clayton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Norton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Lyle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
    • Lyle is located in Decatur County
  • Dellvale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
    • Dellvale is located in Norton County
  • Oronoque
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
    • Oronoque is located in Norton County
  • Kanona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona
    • Kanona is located in Decatur County
  • Jennings
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Jennings is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Devizes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devizes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devizes
    • Devizes is located in Norton County
  • Lebanon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in Red Willow County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <2>
  • Norton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
    • Norton is located in Norton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <2>
  • New Almelo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Almelo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Almelo
    • New Almelo is located in Norton County
  • Allison ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
    • Allison is located in Decatur County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lenora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
      • Lenora is located in Norton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenora <2>
    • Danbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
      • Danbury is located in Red Willow County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <2>
    • Oberlin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
      • Oberlin is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <2>

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

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.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>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- Norcatur) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Norcatur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8361, Longitude: -100.1885    
<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 Norcatur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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