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 Norway (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 Norway. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Norway is located in Yazoo County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Yazoo County: Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Madison, Sharkey & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Norway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Norway:
- Yazoo County (The home county of Norway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norway, with the one closest to Norway listed first.
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Yazoo City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- Jonestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Dover ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Crump
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Evans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Anding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Nod
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Fordyke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Bentonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hinds County
- Delta City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norway, with the one closest to Norway listed first.
- Bee Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Pluto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Coxburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Good Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Tolarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Mileston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Gwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Jones Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Tchula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Pickens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norway, with the one closest to Norway listed first.
- Lake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Louise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Silver City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Belzoni
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gooden Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Jaketown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Isola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norway, with the one closest to Norway listed first.
- Kearney Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Flora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sharpsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Davis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Adelle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Cobbville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Mannsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Mill Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maris Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norway, with the one closest to Norway listed first.
- Auter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Richey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Anguilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mont Helena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Nitta Yuma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Riverside Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Rolling Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lorenzen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Panther Burn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Warren County
- Russellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norway, with the one closest to Norway listed first.
- Murphy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Willet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Norway, see our County-by-County Page for Norway.
Cemeteries Near Norway ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norway.
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 Norway - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Norway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Norway, with the one closest to Norway listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Lake Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mayday Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coopers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hardshell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tranquil Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- John Roberson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Banks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Short Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smith's Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (227 more) ...
- Bethany Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pickett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Norway in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Norway.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Norway, with the one closest to Norway listed first.
- Yazoo City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hilton is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Dover ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Lake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Crump
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Free Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Free Run is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Run
- Belle Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belle Prairie is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Pluto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Coxburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Thornton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Thornton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Norway. See our List of 1890's Communities around Norway.
Newspapers Published in Norway ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norway.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Norway, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Norway.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Norway:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Yazoo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Madison County
- Sharkey County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 Norway, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Norway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |