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 (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. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Norton is located in Saline 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 Saline County: Carroll, Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette & Pettis.
Below are the counties that are near Norton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Norton:
- Saline County (The home county of Norton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Slater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilliam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- Miami
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Napton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Napton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napton
- Salt Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Malta Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blue Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blue Lick is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Arrow Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- De Witt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Wakenda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Bosworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Carrollton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palemon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Bogard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Norborne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Hale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Miles Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Missouri Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Lewis Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Brunswick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Oil City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Keytesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Triplett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Snyder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Salisbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Blackwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lamine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
- Pilot Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harriston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Boonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellair
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Windsor Place village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Windsor Place village has also been known as:
- Windsor Place village
- Clifton City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Lisbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Glasgow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Steinmetz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Armstrong
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Fayette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Johnson County
- Dunksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Alma
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Emma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hodge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Concordia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Longwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Tedieville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Houstonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Hughesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Yates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Clifton Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Norton, see our County-by-County Page for Norton.
Cemeteries Near Norton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norton.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Norton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Pulliam - Hedges - Swisher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Slater.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30331 <2>
- Hickman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Odell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slater City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Gardens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Gardens Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Marshall.
- The Sunset Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144398 <2>
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilliam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- High Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Christian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Miami Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Norton had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Orearville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orearville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orearville
- Slater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanhope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stanhope is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Gilliam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- Hardeman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hardeman is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardeman
- Miami
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Napton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Napton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napton
- Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- New Frankfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Frankfort is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Frankfort
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Salt Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Malta Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Norton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Norton.
Newspapers Published in Norton ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Norton, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Norton.
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 Norton:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Chariton County
- Cooper County
- Howard County
- Johnson County
- Lafayette County
- Pettis County
- Randolph County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Norton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |