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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Norway is located in Dickey County.

To see how the shape of North Dakota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dickey County: LaMoure, McIntosh, Ransom, Sargent, Brown (SD) & McPherson (SD).

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:

  • Dickey County     (The home county of Norway)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norway, with the one closest to Norway listed first.
    • Oakes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Glover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Glover is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
    • Ludden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Ludden is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Guelph
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Guelph is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guelph
    • Fullerton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Silverleaf
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Silverleaf is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverleaf
    • Ellendale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Monango
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Monango is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monango
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Merricourt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Merricourt is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merricourt
  • LaMoure County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norway, with the one closest to Norway listed first.
    • Verona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • LaMoure
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Berlin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Rapids
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Grand Rapids is located in LaMoure County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
  • Ransom County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norway, with the one closest to Norway listed first.
    • Elliott
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Elliott is located in Ransom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
    • Fort Ransom
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lisbon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sargent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norway, with the one closest to Norway listed first.
    • Straubville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Straubville is located in Sargent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straubville
    • Stirum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Stirum is located in Sargent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirum
    • Cogswell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Harlem ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Harlem is located in Sargent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
    • Brampton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Brampton is located in Sargent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
    • Forman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Gwinner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Havana
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norway, with the one closest to Norway listed first.
    • Hecla
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Hecla is located in Brown County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecla <1>
    • Winship
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Winship is located in Brown County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winship
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,862 people
    • Houghton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Frederick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norway, with the one closest to Norway listed first.
    • Newark
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Newark is located in Marshall County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
    • Kidder
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Kidder is located in Marshall County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
      • Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
    • West Britton ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • West Britton is located in Marshall County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Britton
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
    • Amherst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Britton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Britton is located in Marshall County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britton <1>

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.

  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oakes View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ludden Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Ansgar Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nicholson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Raphael Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Maple View Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosehill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of LaMoure.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102360 <2>
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Peace Lutheran Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (36 more) ...
    • Harlem Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hecla City Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla City Cemetery
      • The Hecla City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hecla Cemetery
    • Old Sargent Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 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.<3>

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.

  • Oakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Clement
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Clement is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
  • Glover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Glover is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
  • Port Emma ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Port Emma is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Emma
  • Guelph
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Guelph is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guelph
  • Ludden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ludden is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Straubville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Straubville is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straubville
  • Nicholson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Nicholson is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
  • Fullerton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Silverleaf
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Silverleaf is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverleaf
  • LaMoure
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Verona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hecla
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Hecla is located in Brown County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecla <1>
    • Cogswell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Harlem ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Harlem is located in Sargent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem

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 63 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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 Norway, 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 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'.