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 Norton Corner (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 Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Norton Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Norton Corner: Norton Cor. (or less commonly used: Norton Crn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Parishes/Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the east contained birth and death records; the parish to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Norton Corner is located in Claiborne Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Claiborne Parish: Columbia (AR), Union (AR), Bienville, Lincoln, Union & Webster.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Norton Corner. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Norton Corner:
- Claiborne Parish (The home parish of Norton Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton Corner, with the one closest to Norton Corner listed first.
- Dykesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
- Haynesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blackburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Homer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Arizona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Summerfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Athens
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Darley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
- Sugar Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Bienville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton Corner, with the one closest to Norton Corner listed first.
- Taylor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gibsland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bossier Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton Corner, with the one closest to Norton Corner listed first.
- Ivan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Bellevue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Plain Dealing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Princeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webster Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton Corner, with the one closest to Norton Corner listed first.
- Shongaloo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cullen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sarepta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cotton Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Minden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dixie Inn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Dubberly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sibley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Doyline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Columbia County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton Corner, with the one closest to Norton Corner listed first.
- Western
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Western is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Emerson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Emerson is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Horsehead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Horsehead is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Welcome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Welcome is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Macedonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Taylor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Calhoun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Magnolia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Village is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- McNeil
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Waldo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Waldo is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <1>
- Lafayette County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton Corner, with the one closest to Norton Corner listed first.
- Bradley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- McKamie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McKamie is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
- Walnut Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Buckner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Gin City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gin City is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
- Union County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton Corner, with the one closest to Norton Corner listed first.
- Dodge City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dodge City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Scotland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Scotland is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Junction City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Mount Holly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Norton Corner, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Norton Corner.
Cemeteries Near Norton Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norton Corner.
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 Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Norton Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Norton Corner, with the one closest to Norton Corner listed first.
- Old Whitehall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- White Hall African-American Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hudson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wards Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Haynesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Gryder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Shongaloo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shongaloo Cemetery
- The Old Shongaloo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Shongallo Cemetery
- Old Shongaloo Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979623 <2>
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Norton Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Norton Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Norton Corner, with the one closest to Norton Corner listed first.
- Dykesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
- Millerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Millerton is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Shongaloo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Haynesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blackburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Ware
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ware is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Horsehead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Horsehead is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Sarepta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brister
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brister is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brister
- Cotton Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Homer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Welcome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Welcome is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Atlanta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Norton Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Norton Corner.
Newspapers Published in Norton Corner ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norton Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Norton Corner, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Norton Corner.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Corner:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Claiborne Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Bossier Parish
- Webster Parish
- Columbia County
- Lafayette County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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> | 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. |
| <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 Norton Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Norton Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |