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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 Normanook (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 Normanook. 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 hospitals and 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.

Normanook is located in Sussex County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sussex County: Morris, Passaic, Warren, Orange (NY), Monroe (PA) & Pike (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Normanook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Normanook:

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Normanook, see our County-by-County Page for Normanook.

Cemeteries Near Normanook ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Normanook.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Normanook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Normanook, with the one closest to Normanook listed first.

  • Bevans Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bevans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bevans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wallpack Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallpack Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallpack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Branchville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Branchville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Branchville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hainesville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hainesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hainesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Delaware Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delaware Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delaware Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Milford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vaughn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Decker Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Decker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Decker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lower Wall Pack Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Wall Pack Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Wall Pack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Travis Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Travis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Travis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (150 more) ...
    • Hardyston Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardyston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardyston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Deckertown Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deckertown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deckertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 in 1895, Normanook had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Normanook, with the one closest to Normanook listed first.

  • Layton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bevans
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevans
    • Bevans is located in Sussex County
  • Hainesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
    • Hainesville is located in Sussex County
  • Wallpack Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dingmans Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dingmans Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingmans Ferry
    • Dingmans Ferry is located in Pike County (PA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dingmans Ferry <3>
  • Delaware
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
    • Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Augusta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Northrup
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northrup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northrup
    • Northrup is located in Sussex County
  • Wykertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Beemerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beemerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemerville
    • Beemerville is located in Sussex County
  • Balesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balesville
    • Balesville is located in Sussex County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Balesville
    • From Normanook to Balesville
  • Washingtonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washingtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
    • Washingtonville is located in Sussex County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Halsey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsey
      • Halsey is located in Sussex County
    • Conashaugh
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conashaugh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
      • Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Conashaugh
      • From Normanook to Conashaugh
    • Plains
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
      • Plains is located in Sussex County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Normanook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Normanook.

Newspapers Published in Normanook ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Normanook.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Normanook, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Normanook.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Normanook:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Normanook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussex.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Normanook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Normanook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Normanook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1872, Longitude: -74.8019       In this case, the coordinates for Normanook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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