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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Norfolk. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Norfolk to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Norfolk, please Contact Us.
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 Norfolk (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 Norfolk. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Norfolk is historic, it would have been located within present day Mississippi County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mississippi County: Alexander (IL), Ballard (KY), Carlisle (KY), Fulton (KY), Hickman (KY), New Madrid & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Norfolk. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Norfolk:
- Mississippi County (The home county of Norfolk)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Wyatt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Wilson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wilson City is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Thirtyfour Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thirtyfour Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtyfour Corner
- Charleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Anniston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anniston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Wolf Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
- Pinhook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pinhook is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
- Whiting
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whiting is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- East Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bertrand
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- New Madrid County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
- Sikeston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Matthews
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- La Forge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- La Forge is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Forge
- Kewanee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kewanee is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
- Diehlstadt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Blodgett
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blodgett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Miner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Miner is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
- Commerce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lambert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lambert is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
- Benton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haywood City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Haywood City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Morley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Morley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Kelso
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Hamburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Scott City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
- Cairo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
- Future City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Cairo Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Cache
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Unity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Miller City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tamms
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tamms is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamms <2>
- Diswood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Elco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Johnson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
- Belknap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cypress
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
- Joppa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Massac City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Metropolis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
- Mound City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mounds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Villa Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Olmsted
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pulaski
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Grand Chain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Grand Chain
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Ullin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Karnak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Perks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Union County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
- Dongola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Ballard County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
- Wickliffe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blandville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Barlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- La Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gage is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Ceredo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Lovelaceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Kevil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bandana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Carlisle County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
- Bardwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Cunningham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kirbyton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Milburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Fulton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
- Hickman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cayce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Jordan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Graves County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
- Lowes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lowes is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Fancy Farm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Melber
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Melber is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Pottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- West Viola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Viola is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Boaz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Pryorsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Wingo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westplains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Westplains is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Mayfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
- Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Spring Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Moscow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Fulgham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- McCracken County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Cimota City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Camelia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Future City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Ragland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Massac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Massac is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Grahamville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- West Paducah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Hendron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Krebs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Norfolk, see our County-by-County Page for Norfolk.
Cemeteries Near Norfolk ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norfolk.
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 Norfolk - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Norfolk covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Griggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wickliffe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harrison - Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bird Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Lawn Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- O'Bryan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dicus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (344 more) ...
- Bardwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bardwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Roselawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Bardwell (KY).
- The Roselawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Bardwell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75813 <4>
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.
While we didn't find Norfolk in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Norfolk.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Norfolk, with the one closest to Norfolk listed first.
- Wickliffe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Birds Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Birds Point is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Point
- Former names for Birds Point:
- Birdsville
- Greenville
- Laketon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Laketon is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketon
- Cairo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
- Bardwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berkley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Berkley is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Blandville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Samos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Samos is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samos
- Henson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henson is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson
- Crosno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crosno is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosno
- Slater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slater is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
- Barlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Mound City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Norfolk. See our List of 1890's Communities around Norfolk.
Newspapers Published in Norfolk ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norfolk.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Norfolk, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Norfolk.
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 Norfolk:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Mississippi County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- New Madrid County
- Scott County
- Alexander County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Pulaski County
- Union County
- Ballard County
- Carlisle County
- Fulton County
- Graves County
- Hickman County
- McCracken County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Norfolk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Norfolk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |