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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 Norway (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 Norway. 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 and hospitals 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.

Norway is located in Republic 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 Republic County: Cloud, Jewell, Washington, Jefferson (NE), Nuckolls (NE) & Thayer (NE).

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

  • Republic County     (The home county of Norway)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norway, with the one closest to Norway listed first.
    • Kackley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
      • Kackley is located in Republic County
    • Scandia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
      • Scandia is located in Republic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scandia <2>
    • Courtland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sherdahl
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherdahl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
      • Sherdahl is located in Republic County
    • Belleville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Republic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <2>
    • Republic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
      • Republic is located in Republic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • White Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Republic County
    • Agenda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agenda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
      • Agenda is located in Republic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Cuba
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Republic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
    • Munden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
      • Munden is located in Republic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Narka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
      • Narka is located in Republic County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Clay County
    • Vining
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vining have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
      • Vining is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Cloud County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norway, with the one closest to Norway listed first.
    • Oneonta ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
      • Oneonta is located in Cloud County
    • Yuma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yuma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
      • Yuma is located in Cloud County
    • Jamestown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Cloud County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Concordia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Macyville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
      • Macyville is located in Cloud County
    • Rice
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Rice is located in Cloud County
    • Huscher
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huscher
      • Huscher is located in Cloud County
    • Ames
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Cloud County
    • Clyde
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Cloud County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
    • Aurora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Cloud County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Glasco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasco
      • Glasco is located in Cloud County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
      • Former names for Glasco:
      • Dell Ray
      • Glasgow
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasco <2>
    • Saint Joseph
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
      • Saint Joseph is located in Cloud County
  • Jewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norway, with the one closest to Norway listed first.
    • Formoso
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Formoso have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
      • Formoso is located in Jewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Randall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
      • Randall is located in Jewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Montrose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Jewell County
      • Former name for Montrose:
      • Delta
    • Jewell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Jewell is located in Jewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Webber
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webber have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber
      • Webber is located in Jewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webber <2>
    • Mankato
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Burr Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
      • Burr Oak is located in Jewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norway, with the one closest to Norway listed first.
    • Scottsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Gilbert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Gilbert is located in Mitchell County
    • Asherville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
      • Asherville is located in Mitchell County
    • Beloit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
      • Beloit is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beloit <2>
  • Ottawa County
    • Delphos
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
      • Delphos is located in Ottawa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norway, with the one closest to Norway listed first.
    • Clifton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
      • Clifton has also been known as:
      • West Clifton
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
    • Haddam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
      • Haddam is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
      • Haddam has also been known as:
      • Haddam City
      • West Haddam
    • Mahaska
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
      • Mahaska is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Nuckolls County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norway, with the one closest to Norway listed first.
    • Hardy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
      • Hardy is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardy <2>
    • Superior
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
      • Superior is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,805 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <2>
  • Thayer County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norway, with the one closest to Norway listed first.
    • Byron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Byron is located in Thayer County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <2>
    • Chester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Hubbell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
      • Hubbell is located in Thayer County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbell <2>
    • Deshler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deshler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
      • Deshler is located in Thayer County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Norway ...

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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norway.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Norway, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Norway.

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 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 Norway:

Cemeteries Near Norway ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norway.

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

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

  • Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fairview Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Cemetery
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
  • Nelson Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Nelson Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • The Nelson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Swedish Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Family Cemetery
  • Poplar Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Sibley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sibley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sibley Cemetery
  • Murdock Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Murdock Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murdock Family Cemetery
  • Saron Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Grace Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Hill Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
  • Continue List   (146 more) ...
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Courtland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Courtland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courtland Cemetery
    • Jamestown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamestown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamestown 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Norway had a population of 58 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Kackley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
    • Kackley is located in Republic County
  • Oneonta ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
    • Oneonta is located in Cloud County
  • Scandia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
    • Scandia is located in Republic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scandia <2>
  • Yuma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yuma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
    • Yuma is located in Cloud County
  • Jamestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Cloud County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Courtland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Talmo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
    • Talmo is located in Republic County
  • Concordia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Belleville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
    • Belleville is located in Republic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <2>
  • Sherdahl
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherdahl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
    • Sherdahl is located in Republic County
  • Wayne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Wayne is located in Republic County
  • Formoso
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Formoso have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
    • Formoso is located in Jewell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Randall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
      • Randall is located in Jewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Scottsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Macyville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
      • Macyville is located in Cloud County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Norway. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Norway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Norway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6961, Longitude: -97.7739       In this case, the coordinates for Norway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Norway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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