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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 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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 primarily located in Summit County. A portion of Norton extends into Wayne County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Summit County: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Medina, Portage, Stark & Wayne.

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:

  • Summit County     (The home county of Norton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
    • Barberton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Copley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Portage Lakes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
      • Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
    • Pigeon Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
      • Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
    • Paxton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairlawn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
      • Fairlawn is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairlawn <1>
    • Akron
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Franklin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
      • New Franklin is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
    • East Akron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Akron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
      • East Akron is located in Summit County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Akron
      • From Norton to East Akron
    • Thomastown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thomastown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
      • Thomastown is located in Summit County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thomastown
      • From Norton to Thomastown
    • Montrose
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Clinton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <1>
  • Ashland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
    • Albion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Redhaw
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Rowsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
      • Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
    • Polk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
      • Polk is located in Ashland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Cuyahoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
    • Bennetts Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Brecksville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brecksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brecksville
      • Brecksville is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brecksville <1>
    • Broadview Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview Heights
      • Broadview Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadview Heights <1>
    • North Royalton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Royalton
      • North Royalton is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,952 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Royalton <1>
    • Strongsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Applecreek Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Applecreek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
      • Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Seven Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
      • Seven Hills is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Hills <1>
    • Walton Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Hills
      • Walton Hills is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton Hills <1>
    • Glenwillow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwillow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
      • Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
    • Independence
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <1>
    • Middleburg Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg Heights
      • Middleburg Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg Heights <1>
    • Oakwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Geauga County
    • Bainbridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
      • Bainbridge is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <1>
  • Holmes County
  • Lorain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
    • Belden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Eaton Estates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eaton Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
      • Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
    • Grafton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lagrange
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fields
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pheasant Run Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
      • Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
    • Huntington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Medina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
    • Wadsworth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
      • Wadsworth is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,374 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <1>
    • Sharon Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Youngs Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Acme
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • River Styx
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for River Styx. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
      • River Styx is located in Medina County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to River Styx
      • From Norton to River Styx
    • Granger
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Poe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Windfall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Seville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Medina
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
      • Medina is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <1>
    • Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarwood Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
      • Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
    • Gloria Glens Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloria Glens Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
      • Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
    • Suffield Station
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Mishler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mishler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
      • Mishler is located in Portage County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mishler
      • From Norton to Mishler
    • Brimfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Kent
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Brady Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
      • Brady Lake is located in Portage County
      • Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
    • Sugar Bush Knolls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Bush Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
      • Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Rootstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Doolittles Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Gate Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Gate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
      • Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
    • Streetsboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Camelot Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
      • Camelot Village is located in Portage County
    • Ravenna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
    • Canal Fulton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Fulton
      • Canal Fulton is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,399 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Fulton <1>
    • Uniontown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Stark County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <1>
    • North Lawrence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Forty Corners Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forty Corners Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Corners Village
      • Forty Corners Village is located in Stark County
    • Sippo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sippo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
      • Sippo is located in Stark County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sippo
      • From Norton to Sippo
    • Greentown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Greenville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
      • East Greenville is located in Stark County
    • Hartville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Mayflower Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayflower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
      • Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
    • Rolling Hills Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills Village
      • Rolling Hills Village is located in Stark County
    • West Brookfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
      • West Brookfield is located in Stark County
    • North Canton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tuscarawas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
    • Bolivar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Bolivar is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <1>
    • Dundee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Strasburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
      • Strasburg is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <1>
    • Zoar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zoar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
      • Zoar is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zoar <1>
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norton, with the one closest to Norton listed first.
    • Doylestown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rittman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Marshallville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
      • Marshallville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <1>
    • Sterling
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Burton City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
      • Burton City is located in Wayne County
    • Orrville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
      • Orrville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <1>
    • Creston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <1>
    • Dalton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Dalton is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <1>
    • Smithville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Smithville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <1>
    • East Union
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
      • East Union is located in Wayne County
    • Burbank
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burbank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
      • Burbank is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <1>
    • Boys Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boys Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
      • Boys Village is located in Wayne County

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.

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 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.

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.<5>

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.

  • Sherman ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Sherman is located in Summit County
  • Johnsons Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsons Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Corners
    • Johnsons Corners is located in Summit County
  • New Portage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Portage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Portage
    • New Portage is located in Summit County
  • Barberton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Western Star
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Western Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Star
    • Western Star is located in Medina County
  • Copley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wadsworth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
    • Wadsworth is located in Medina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,374 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <1>
  • Doylestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Akron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Akron
    • South Akron is located in Summit County
  • Akron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairlawn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
    • Fairlawn is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,516 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairlawn <1>
  • Sharon Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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    • Easton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Wayne County
    • Clinton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <1>
    • Thomastown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thomastown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
      • Thomastown is located in Summit County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thomastown
      • From Norton to Thomastown

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 the Vicinity of 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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Norton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Norton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Norton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6> of Norton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Norton:

The official website for Norton: www.cityofnorton.org/

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 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>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Norton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Norton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0295, Longitude: -81.6381    









 

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