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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 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Carver County.

To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carver County: Hennepin, McLeod, Scott, Sibley & Wright.

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:

  • Carver County     (The home county of Norwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
    • Norwood Young America
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Norwood Young America is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Young America
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
    • Young America
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hamburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamburg is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Hydes Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hydes Lake is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydes Lake
    • Assumption
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Assumption is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
    • Cologne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gotha
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Gotha is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
    • Mayer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • New Germany
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Waconia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollywood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Hollywood is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Dahlgren
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Dahlgren is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
  • Hennepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
    • Saint Bonifacius
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Minnetrista
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mound
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mound is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,404 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <1>
    • Spring Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Tonka Bay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Tonka Bay is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonka Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
    • Excelsior
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenwood is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
    • Independence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Independence is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,786 people
    • Minnetonka Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Minnetonka Beach is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
    • Shorewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Crystal Bay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystal Bay is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Bay
    • Maple Plain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
    • Saint Thomas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Le Sueur
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Heidelberg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Lexington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Ottawa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Le Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Montgomery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cleveland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • McLeod County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
    • Plato
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lester Prairie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Glencoe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Winsted
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sumter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Sumter is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Biscay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Biscay is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Brownton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Hutchinson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Fernando
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Fernando is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernando
    • Stewart
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Stewart is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Meeker County
    • Dassel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nicollet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
    • New Sweden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
    • Saint Peter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Rice County
    • Wheatland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wheatland is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
    • Belle Plaine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jordan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marystown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Marystown is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
    • Union Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Hill is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Shakopee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • New Prague
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Patrick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
    • Prior Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Credit River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Credit River is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
    • Savage
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Sibley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
    • Green Isle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Henderson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • New Auburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gaylord
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Winthrop
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
    • Delano
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Montrose
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Waverly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Howard Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Rockford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Smith Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Smith Lake is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Lake
    • Cokato
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Albright
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Albright is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright
    • Rassat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Rassat is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rassat
    • Buffalo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Albion Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Albion Center is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
    • Hanover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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.

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 385 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 1990, Norwood had a population of 1,351 people.

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

  • Young America
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hamburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamburg is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
  • Assumption
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Assumption is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
  • Plato
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cologne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Green Isle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gotha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gotha is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
  • New Germany
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Waconia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hollywood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hollywood is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Lester Prairie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Coney Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Coney Island is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
    • Glencoe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dahlgren
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Dahlgren is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren

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 the Vicinity of 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 149 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norwood.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Norwood. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Norwood and those printed in the larger area surrounding Norwood.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of 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 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:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Norwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.