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 doctors 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 Macon County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Macon County: Rabun (GA), Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson & Swain.
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:
- Macon County (The home county of Norton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Orlando
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Orlando is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Otto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Scaly Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Lickskillet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lickskillet is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ellijay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Leatherman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Tellico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Topton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
- Buffalo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Andrews
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Elf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elf is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Hayesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Warne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Graham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Bear Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Cheoah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Stecoah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Highlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Erastus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Erastus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Cashiers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Greens Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Forest Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Forest Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Hills village
- Village of Forest Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <1>
- Tuckasegee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cullowhee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Laport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Webster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Dillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Swain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Unahala
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Nantahala
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Wesser
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Almond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Judson ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Forney ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Forney is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Transylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Sapphire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Toxaway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
- Habersham County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Tugaloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Turnerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clarkesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mauldins is located in Habersham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
- Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
- Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hills is located in Habersham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Rabun County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Dillard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sky Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Germany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Germany is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
- Tiger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wiley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lakemont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tallulah Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stephens County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Jarrett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jarrett is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
- Toccoa Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Toccoa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Towns County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Tate City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tate City is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate City
- Hiawassee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hunt is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Young Harris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- White County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Helen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nacoochee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nacoochee is located in White County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Naguchee ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Naguchee is located in White County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
- Robertstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robertstown is located in White County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
- Oconee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Mountain Rest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Longcreek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Battle Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Tamassee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Walhalla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Westminster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Mc Connell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bettys Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Head of Tennesse Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Asbury UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stiles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McCurry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Black Mtn. Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Addington Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Duncan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mc Ghee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Norton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Norton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
- Otto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Scaly Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Highlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cullasaja
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cullasaja is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullasaja
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blalock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blalock is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blalock
- Persimmon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Persimmon is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon
- Tiger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Mountain is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Ellijay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Whetstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whetstone is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mountain Rest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shooting Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shooting Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooting Creek
- Visage ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Visage is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visage
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 30 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 24 miles [38.6 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 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 Norton:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Macon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Graham County
- Jackson County
- Swain County
- Transylvania County
- Habersham County
- Rabun County
- Stephens County
- Towns County
- White County
- Oconee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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 'straight-line' (or 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'. |