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A visit to the Norton 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 Norton Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Norton Cemetery:

31.8718, -100.1631

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Norton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Norton Cemetery is located in Runnels County<2>.

The county seat for Runnels County is located in Ballinger. Ballinger lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Norton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Norton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Norton Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Norton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Castleberry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Castleberry Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry Cemetery
  • Maverick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Maverick Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maverick Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Coke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Bronte.
    • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bronte Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3543 <5>
  • Wilmeth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Wilmeth Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmeth Cemetery
  • Mt. Victory Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Victory Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Victory Cemetery
  • Ft. Chadbourne Town Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ft. Chadbourne Town Cemetery is located in Coke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Chadbourne Town Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Chadbourne Town Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Fort Chadbourne.
    • The Ft. Chadbourne Town Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ft. Chadbourne Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2350087 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Ft. Chadbourne Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Runnels Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old Runnels Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Runnels Cemetery
  • Northview Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Northview Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview Cemetery
  • Pumphrey Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pumphrey Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey Cemetery
  • Ross Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ross Cemetery is located in Coke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ross Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Fort Chadbourne.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6491 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hayrick Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hayrick Cemetery is located in Coke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayrick Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hayrick Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Robert Lee.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4129 <5>
    • Indian Creek Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Mule Creek Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Protestant Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Protestant Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protestant Cemetery
      • The Protestant Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rowena Protestant Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1302671 <5>
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6602 <5>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Norton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Norton Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Norton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Maverick ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Maverick is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maverick
  • Bronte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tennyson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Chadbourne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Chadbourne is located in Coke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chadbourne
  • Wingate
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Winters
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ballinger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rowena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Orient
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Orient is located in Tom Green County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
    • Blackwell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hylton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Hylton is located in Nolan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylton
    • Miles
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Robert Lee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lowake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)

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 Norton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Runnels County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Norton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Norton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Runnels 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 Norton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1342890  (Norton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1342890 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: Runnels
      • Est. Elev: 548 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Maverick
      • Location given for Norton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.8718132     Lon: -100.163147
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Runnels, 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- Norton 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.