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 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 southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.
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 south 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.
Norwood is located in East Feliciana 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 East Feliciana Parish: East Baton Rouge, Saint Helena, West Feliciana, Amite (MS) & Wilkinson (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Norwood. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Norwood:
- East Feliciana Parish (The home parish of Norwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Wilson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Troy ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Slaughter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Blairstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Lindsay
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Pride
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Port Hudson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Zachary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <1>
- Baywood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Baywood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Tristian Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
- Stonypoint ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
- Baker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <1>
- Greenwell Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Central
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <1>
- Boganvilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boganvilla is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boganvilla
- Brownfields
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
- Livingston Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Watson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oldfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Patin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Patin is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patin
- Hermitage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- New Roads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ventress
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glynn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rougon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Helena Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Chipola
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Coleman Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Grangeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Greensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- Arbroth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- West Feliciana Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Rogillioville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
- Converse ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Wakefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bains
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains
- Saint Francisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weyanoke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tunica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Angola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Amite County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Gloster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bewelcome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Crosby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- O'Neil
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Gillsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Huron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Huron is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Glading
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glading is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Franklin County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Garden City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Knoxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Wilkinson County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Whitaker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Centreville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Turnbull
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Rosetta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Norwood, see our Parish-by-Parish 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.
- Norwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dubose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rilgrims Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Easter Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pemble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Norwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nathaniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (564 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Singletar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Springhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 in 1895, Norwood had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Norwood had a population of 281 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Wilson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Whitaker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Centreville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Ariel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ariel is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariel
- Turnbull
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Ethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kents Store ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kents Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Olio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olio is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Tatum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tatum is located in Amite County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Laurel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Laurel Hill is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Felixville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Felixville is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felixville
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 89 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 26 miles [41.8 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 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 Norwood:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to East Feliciana Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Livingston Parish
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- West Feliciana Parish
- Amite County
- Franklin County
- Wilkinson 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> | 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 '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- Norwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |