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 Norwood (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 Norwood. 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 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 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.
Norwood is located in Pulaski County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pulaski County: Casey, Laurel, Lincoln, McCreary, Rockcastle, Russell & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Norwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Norwood:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Norwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Science Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dabney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
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- Ansel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Ferguson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Coin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Grundy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Shopville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Eubank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Piney Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Nancy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Bronston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Pellyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
- Barnett Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Barnett Springs is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Springs
- Sano
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sano is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sano
- Ella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eunice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eunice is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
- Neatsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Neatsville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatsville
- Gentrys Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gentrys Mill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
- Casey Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Casey Creek is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Creek
- Dunbar Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dunbar Hill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Hill
- Purdy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Purdy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Boyle County
- Shelby City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shelby City is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby City
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Bethelridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Ware
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Argyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Mintonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Gilpin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Evona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Windsor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Labascus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Cantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Middleburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Yosemite
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Teddy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Phil
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Garrard County
- Cartersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Bernstadt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Keavy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- East Bernstadt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sublimity City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Waynesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Kings Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Broughtentown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Dog Walk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Ottenheim
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
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- South Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Fork is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- New Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Geneva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Turkeytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Mount Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Salem is located in Lincoln County
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- Halls Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- Jumbo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Lincoln County
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- McCreary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Wiborg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Marshes Siding
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
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- Whitley City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Hansford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Ottawa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Brodhead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Sulphur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Renfro Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Livingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Orlando
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Wildie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Conway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Jamestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Russell Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lula ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Esto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Freedom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Frazer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Mill Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Rankin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Ritner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Monticello
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Murl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Sumpter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Norwood, see our County-by-County Page for Norwood.
Cemeteries Near Norwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norwood.
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 Norwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Norwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Vaught Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dungan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cundiff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vaught Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hubble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dutton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vaught Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dollens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sweeney's Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Science Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ware Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (564 more) ...
- Eubanks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Surber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Norwood had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Science Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pulaski
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oil Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oil Center is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Dabney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Ansel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Grundy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Elihu
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elihu is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elihu
- Estesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Estesburg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estesburg
- Pointer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pointer is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointer
- Nancy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shopville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bethelridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Eubank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Norwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Norwood.
Newspapers Published in Norwood ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Norwood, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Norwood.
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 Norwood:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Garrard County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- McCreary County
- Rockcastle County
- Russell County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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> | 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 Norwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Norwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |