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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 Norway Center (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 Norway Center. 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.

Name Variations for Norway Center ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Norway Center: Norway Ctr. (or less commonly used: Norway Cen., Norway Cent. or Norway Cntr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Norway Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Norway Center.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Norway Center is located in Lincoln County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Lyon (IA), Sioux (IA), Clay, Minnehaha, Turner & Union.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Norway Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norway Center, with the one closest to Norway Center listed first.
    • Moe
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Moe is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
    • Hudson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fairview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Canton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Worthing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lennox
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrisburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Shindler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Shindler is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
    • Tea
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Tea is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,405 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tea <1>
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norway Center, with the one closest to Norway Center listed first.
    • Glenwood ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Glenwood is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Estimated population in 2014: 103 people
    • Alsen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Alsen is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
    • Komstad ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Komstad is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
      • Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
    • Riverside ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Riverside is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Hub City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Hub City is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
    • Greenfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenfield is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
    • Lodi
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lodi is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Estimated population in 2014: 82 people
    • Bloomingdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Westreville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Westreville is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westreville
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 208 people
    • Wakonda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Burbank
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Vermillion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Minnehaha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norway Center, with the one closest to Norway Center listed first.
    • Rowena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Split Rock Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Split Rock Heights is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Heights
      • Estimated population in 2014: 216 people
    • El Rancho Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • El Rancho Acres is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rancho Acres
      • Estimated population in 2014: 27 people
    • Hayward Addition
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Hayward Addition is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward Addition
      • Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
    • Pine Lakes Addition
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Pine Lakes Addition is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes Addition
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 314 people
    • Silver Valley Addition
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Silver Valley Addition is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley Addition
      • Estimated population in 2014: 112 people
    • Sioux Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Webster Grove Addition
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Webster Grove Addition is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Grove Addition
      • Estimated population in 2014: 156 people
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norway Center, with the one closest to Norway Center listed first.
    • Centerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Davis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hooker
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Hooker is located in Turner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Viborg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Chancellor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hurley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Irene
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norway Center, with the one closest to Norway Center listed first.
    • Alcester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Beresford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Beresford is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
      • Former name for Beresford:
      • Paris
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <1>
    • Emmet
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Emmet is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
      • Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
    • Big Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Big Springs is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
    • Nora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Nora is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
      • Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
    • Spink
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Spink is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
      • Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
    • Junction City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Junction City is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Richland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Richland is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
    • Elk Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Yankton County
    • Volin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyon County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norway Center, with the one closest to Norway Center listed first.
    • Beloit
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Beloit is located in Lyon County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
    • Inwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Klondike
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Klondike is located in Lyon County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
    • Alvord
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Doon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Doon is located in Lyon County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doon <1>
    • Larchwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Plymouth County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norway Center, with the one closest to Norway Center listed first.
    • Akron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Akron is located in Plymouth County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <1>
    • Craig
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Craig is located in Plymouth County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Westfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Struble
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Struble is located in Plymouth County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Adaville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Adaville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
    • Brunsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Brunsville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Millnerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Millnerville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millnerville
  • Sioux County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norway Center, with the one closest to Norway Center listed first.
    • Hawarden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lebanon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Lebanon is located in Sioux County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Chatsworth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Chatsworth is located in Sioux County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Rock Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • McNally
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • McNally is located in Sioux County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNally
    • Ireton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Ireton is located in Sioux County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ireton <1>
    • Perkins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Perkins is located in Sioux County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Westbrook Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
    • Sioux Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Hull
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Hull is located in Sioux County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <1>
    • Maurice
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Maurice is located in Sioux County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Middleburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Middleburg is located in Sioux County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Rock County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norway Center, with the one closest to Norway Center listed first.
    • Bruce
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
    • Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hills is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Norway Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norway Center.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Norway Center - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Norway Center, with the one closest to Norway Center 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.<3>

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

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

  • Moe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Moe is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
  • Alcester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Beresford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Beresford is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
    • Former name for Beresford:
    • Paris
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <1>
  • Fairview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Beloit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Beloit is located in Lyon County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
  • Emmet
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Emmet is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
    • Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
  • Hawarden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Canton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Nora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Nora is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
    • Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
  • Big Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Big Springs is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Alsen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Alsen is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
  • Komstad ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Komstad is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
    • Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Chatsworth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Chatsworth is located in Sioux County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Worthing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Inwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Norway Center ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norway Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Norway Center, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Norway Center.

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 websites either 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 Norway Center:

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 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.
<3>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 Norway Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Norway Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.