A visit to the Norton Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Norton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Norton Cemetery:
39.5773, -91.5640
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Norton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Norton Cemetery is located in Ralls County<2>.
The county seat for Ralls County is located in New London. New London lies just to the east of the Norton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Norton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Norton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Norton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greathouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greathouse Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greathouse Cemetery
- Flowerree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Flowerree Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerree Cemetery
- Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Olivet Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Foreman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Foreman Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Big Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Utterback Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Utterback Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utterback Cemetery
- Madisonville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Madisonville Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville Cemetery
- New London Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The New London Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London Cemetery
- Barkley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Barkley Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkley Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Ely Graveyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The West Ely Graveyard is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ely Graveyard
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Mt. Sterling Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Sterling Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sterling Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dimmitt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Dimmitt Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmitt Cemetery
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Jude Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Jude Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jude Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Jude Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Monroe City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #969154 <5>
- St. Judes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Judes Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Judes Cemetery
- Crigler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Crigler Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler Cemetery
- Scobee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Scobee Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scobee Cemetery
- Adiel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Adiel Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adiel Cemetery
- Briscoe Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Briscoe Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe Cemetery
- Grand View Burial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Grand View Burial Park is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Burial Park
- The Grand View Burial Park has also been known as:
- Grandview Burial Park
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Norton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Norton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- The Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Landing is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
- Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rensselaer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
- New London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Madisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Madisonville is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Monroe City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Florida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hannibal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Frankford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cave City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cave City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Shepherd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Helton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Helton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Dodge City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dodge City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stoutsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- Hunnewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Vandalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spencer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Norton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ralls County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Norton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Center
- Florida
- Frankford
- Hannibal
- Hunnewell
- Monroe City
- New London
- Palmyra
- Perry
- Perry lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Norton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Stoutsville
- Vandalia
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Norton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Ralls County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Norton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #723520 (Norton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #723520 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Ralls
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Center
- Location given for Norton Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.577265 Lon: -91.5640449
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Ralls, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
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