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 Norwood (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 Norwood. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Norwood is located in Stanly 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 Stanly County: Anson, Cabarrus, Davidson, Montgomery, Richmond, Rowan & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Norwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Norwood:
- Stanly County (The home county of Norwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Cedar Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Albemarle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Badin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bloomington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Oakboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Palmerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Plyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Lambert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Red Cross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Millingport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- New London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stanfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Locust
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Roper ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Ansonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Burnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Sugar Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Polkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Wadesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Peachland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lilesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Morven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Cairo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- McFarlan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Midland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rimer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Complex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Handy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Denton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Allen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Mint Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Wadeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Eldorado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Blaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Ophir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Candor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Biscoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Star
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allreds
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Ether
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Eagle Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Jackson Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Zion Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Zion Grove is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
- Foxfire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Eleazer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Seagrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Mangum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Norman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Ellerbe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Cordova
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Yates Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Rockingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Rockingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Gold Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Pooletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Rockwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Craven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Shupings Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Fairfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Marshville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Wingate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Allens Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Rock Rest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hemby Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Lake Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Norwood, see our County-by-County Page for Norwood.
Cemeteries Near Norwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norwood.
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 Norwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Norwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Sharon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ropers Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McRae Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stanly Gardens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Freedom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barbees Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairview Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Legrand Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bruton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (98 more) ...
- Poplin Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Machine House Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Canton Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Norwood had a population of 159 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Norwood had a population of 2,469 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Cottonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Cedar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Mount Gilead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Ansonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Wadeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Mangum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Albemarle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Littles Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Littles Mill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Mill
- Bloomington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Palmerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Plyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Olive Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Branch is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Pekin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Onvil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Onvil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onvil
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Norwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Norwood.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Norwood ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norwood.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Norwood. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Norwood and those printed in the larger area surrounding Norwood.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of Norwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Norwood:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Stanly County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Cabarrus County
- Davidson County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Randolph County
- Richmond County
- Rowan County
- Union 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> | 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- Norwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Norwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |