A visit to the Old Norman 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 Old Norman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Norman Cemetery:
32.3382, -89.0889
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Norman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Norman Cemetery is located in Newton County<2>.
The county seat for Newton County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies just to the north of the Old Norman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Norman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Norman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Norman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Newton County Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hickory Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
- Doolittle Confederate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Decatur Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Decatur Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Decatur.
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Decatur Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Evans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Old Good Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garlandville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Garlandville Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandville Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Bufkin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bufkin Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bufkin Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Decatur.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58333 <5>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Carmon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmon Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Norman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Norman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Newton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hickory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Pine Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Decatur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Garlandsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Chunky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Penantly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Conehatta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Success ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Success is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Verba ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Verba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
- Rose Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Lucern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Lost Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Montrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Suqualena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Collinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nellieburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Hookston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
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 Old Norman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Norman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decatur
- Enterprise
- Hickory
- Newton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Old Norman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Newton 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 Old Norman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #675218 (Old Norman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #675218 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: Newton
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hickory
- Location given for Old Norman Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3381994 Lon: -89.0889464
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Newton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Norman 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |