A visit to the Norway 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 Norway Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Norway Cemetery:
33.4532, -81.1382
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Norway Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Norway Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County<2>.
The county seat for Orangeburg County is located in Orangeburg. Orangeburg lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east of the Norway Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Norway Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Norway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Norway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Willow Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Lebanon Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Swamp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rocky Swamp Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Swamp Cemetery
- Rocky Swamp Southern Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jericho Cemetery is located in Bamberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Cemetery
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Church Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Church Cemetery
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Neeses Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Neeses Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeses Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Neeses Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Neeses.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2291482 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Morgan Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Morgan Family Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Family Cemetery
- The Morgan Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goodland Swamp Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
- Morgantown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2289431 <5>
- Old Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Two Mile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Two Mile Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Mile Cemetery
- Old Pearson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Pearson Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pearson Cemetery
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hickory Hill Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Gleaton Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Bamberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Norway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Norway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Norway
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Neeses
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
- Livingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Bolen Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
- Denmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blackville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whaley is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- North
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Reynold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reynold is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bamberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cordova
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Salley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hilda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edisto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Edisto is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto
- Elko
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Perry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Govan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Govan is located in Bamberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Orangeburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wilkinson Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wilkinson Heights is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Heights
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 Norway Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Orangeburg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Norway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bamberg
- Blackville
- Denmark
- North
- Orangeburg
- Williston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Norway Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Orangeburg 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 Norway Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1225090 (Norway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1225090 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: Orangeburg
- Est. Elev: 70 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Norway West
- Location given for Norway Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4532081 Lon: -81.1381555
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Orangeburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Norway 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. |