A visit to the Norris Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Norris Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Norris Cemetery:
39.7315, -81.1196
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Norris Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Norris Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Woodsfield. Woodsfield lies just to the north of the Norris Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Norris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Norris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McGrary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McGrary Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrary Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Valley Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Moffett Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Sylvester RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Moose Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Moose Ridge Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Ridge Cemetery
- Drum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Drum Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Potts Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Barber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Barber Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- Conners Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Conners Ridge Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conners Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dougherty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dougherty Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Plainview Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Mt. Carrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carrick Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carrick Cemetery
- Gillespie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gillespie Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The County Home Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cooper Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Hope Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hope Ridge Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Ridge Cemetery
- Buchanon Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sloan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sloan Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Cemetery
- The Sloan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149745 <5>
- Beardmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Beardmore Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardmore Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Old Otts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Otts Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Otts Cemetery
- Goudy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Goudy Cemetery is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goudy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Norris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Norris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Edwina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edwina is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Woodsfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Plainview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Plainview is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Mount Carrick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Carrick is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Coats
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Graysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Antioch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Laings
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laings is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Lewisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisville is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Ozark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ozark is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Miltonsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Miltonsburg is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Benwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benwood is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Jerusalem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Stafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stafford is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Beallsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beallsville is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Wilson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilson is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Fly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fly is also located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Summerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Norris Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Norris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beallsville
- Clarington
- Paden City
- Sistersville
- Woodsfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Norris Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Monroe County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Norris Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1076522 (Norris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1076522 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 271 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Antioch
- Location given for Norris Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.731462 Lon: -81.1195515
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Norris Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |