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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 Nortons (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 Nortons. 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 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.

Nortons is located in Lincoln County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Benton, Lane, Polk & Tillamook.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Nortons)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nortons, with the one closest to Nortons listed first.
    • Eddyville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Logsden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
      • Pioneer City is located in Lincoln County
    • Elk City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
      • Elk City is located in Lincoln County
    • Siletz
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siletz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siletz
      • Siletz is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siletz <1>
    • Toledo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Newport Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Heights
      • Newport Heights is located in Lincoln County
    • Yaquina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaquina
      • Yaquina is located in Lincoln County
      • Yaquina has also been known as:
      • Yaquina City
    • Newport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <1>
    • South Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Otter Rock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Depoe Bay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Depoe Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoe Bay
      • Depoe Bay is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,493 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depoe Bay <1>
    • Tidewater
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nortons, with the one closest to Nortons listed first.
    • Summit
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Benton County
    • Blodgett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Wren
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
      • Wren is located in Benton County
    • Flynn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
      • Flynn is located in Benton County
    • Philomath
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Alsea
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Corvallis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lewisburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
    • Adair Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
      • Adair Village is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jennyopolis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennyopolis
      • Jennyopolis is located in Benton County
    • Bellfountain Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • North Albany
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
      • North Albany is located in Benton County
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nortons, with the one closest to Nortons listed first.
    • Oakville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Linn County
    • Albany
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Tangent
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangent
      • Tangent is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangent <1>
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nortons, with the one closest to Nortons listed first.
    • Valsetz ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valsetz
      • Valsetz is located in Polk County
    • Airlie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
      • Airlie is located in Polk County
    • Falls City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lewisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
    • Bridgeport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Polk County
    • Ellendale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
      • Ellendale is located in Polk County
    • Dallas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Monmouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Buena Vista
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buena Vista. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
    • Grand Ronde
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Buell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
      • Buell is located in Polk County
    • Dolph Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dolph Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
      • Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
    • Independence
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tillamook County
    • Dolph ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
      • Dolph is located in Tillamook County
  • Yamhill County
    • Willamina
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Nortons ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nortons.

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 Nortons covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Nortons Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nortons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nortons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eddy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eddy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eddy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eddyville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wigle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wigle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wigle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • May Stouts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the May Stouts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the May Stouts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The May Stouts Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hamar Cemetery
    • Mays Cemetery
    • Mays Strouts Cemetery
    • Strouts Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39107 <4>
  • Chitwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chitwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chitwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Summit Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Summit Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Summit.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39466 <4>
  • Leslie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leslie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leslie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mulkey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulkey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulkey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elk City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elk City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harlan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harlan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harlan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Riverside Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Riverside VFW Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39344 <4>
  • Continue List   (92 more) ...
    • Davidson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davidson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davidson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davidson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Peak Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38699 <4>
    • Blodgett Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blodgett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blodgett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38588 <4>
    • Claremont Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claremont Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claremont 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.<5>

While we didn't find Nortons in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nortons.

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

  • Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Benton County
  • Blodgett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoskins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoskins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins
    • Hoskins is located in Benton County
  • Harris
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris is located in Benton County
  • Kings Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Wren
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
    • Wren is located in Benton County
  • Yaquina
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaquina
    • Yaquina is located in Lincoln County
    • Yaquina has also been known as:
    • Yaquina City
  • Philomath
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Airlie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
    • Airlie is located in Polk County
  • Lewisville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lewisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Lewisville is located in Polk County
  • Falls City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Alsea
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Corvallis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Simpson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Simpson is located in Polk County
    • Lewisburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County

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

Newspapers Published in Nortons ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nortons.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nortons, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nortons.

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 Nortons:

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.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 Nortons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Nortons) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nortons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6637, Longitude: -123.7021       In this case, the coordinates for Nortons have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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