Our Genealogy Helper
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Norway is located in Republic County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may 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)
- Kackley is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
- Scandia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Courtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sherdahl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- Belleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Republic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Republic is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- White Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Agenda
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Agenda is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Cuba
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Munden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Munden is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Narka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Narka is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Clay County
- Vining
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vining is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- 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)
- Oneonta is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Yuma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yuma is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Concordia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cook is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Macyville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Macyville is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
- Rice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rice is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Huscher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huscher is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huscher
- Ames
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ames is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Clyde
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Aurora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Glasco
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Glasco is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Former names for Glasco:
- Dell Ray
- Glasgow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasco <1>
- 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)
- Formoso is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Randall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Randall is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Montrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Former name for Montrose:
- Delta
- Jewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jewell is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Webber
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mankato
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burr Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Oak is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- 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)
- Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Gilbert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Asherville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Asherville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
- Beloit
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa County
- Delphos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Delphos is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- 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.
- Brantford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brantford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Clifton has also been known as:
- West Clifton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <1>
- Haddam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haddam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
- 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)
- Mahaska is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
- 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)
- Superior
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Chester
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hubbell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stoddard ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stoddard is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Deshler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Norway, see our County-by-County Page for 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.
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 Norway - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nelson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Family Cemetery
- The Nelson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Swedish Cemetery
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sibley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murdock Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Saron Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Concordia.
- Grace Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (147 more) ...
- Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Courtland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
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)
- Kackley is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
- Oneonta ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oneonta is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Scandia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yuma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yuma is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- 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)
- Talmo is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
- Concordia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sherdahl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- Wayne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wayne is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Formoso
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Formoso is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Randall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Randall is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Scottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Macyville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Macyville is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
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.
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]<2>. 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 begin with 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:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Republic County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cloud County
- Jewell County
- Mitchell County
- Ottawa County
- Washington County
- Nuckolls County
- Thayer County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Norway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |