Our Genealogy Helper
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 Norland (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 Norland. 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 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.
Norland is located in Dickenson County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dickenson County: Pike (KY), Buchanan, Russell & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Norland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Norland:
- Dickenson County (The home county of Norland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norland, with the one closest to Norland listed first.
- Clintwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Darwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
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- Omaha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
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- Clinchco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tarpon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
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- Nora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
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- Haysi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Herald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
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- Aily
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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- Bucu
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
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- Carrie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
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- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norland, with the one closest to Norland listed first.
- Leemaster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
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- Big Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Vansant
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grundy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Royal City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Council
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
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- Janey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
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- Rowe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
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- Mavisdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
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- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norland, with the one closest to Norland listed first.
- Darnell Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
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- Keokee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
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- Rawhide
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
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- Norton City
- Norton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norland, with the one closest to Norland listed first.
- Dante
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dante is located in Russell County
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- Bickley Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
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- Castlewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Cleveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Artrip
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
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- Jessees Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
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- Dickensonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Spring City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Russell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Creswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
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- Lebanon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norland, with the one closest to Norland listed first.
- Dungannon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Lano
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Fort Blackmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grigbys Store
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Nickelsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norland, with the one closest to Norland listed first.
- Haddonfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Pound
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Almira
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Almira is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Wise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hamilton town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Coeburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Esserville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Blackwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Dwina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
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- Virginia City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Kent Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Saint Paul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Osaka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
- Floyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norland, with the one closest to Norland listed first.
- Weeksbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Melvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Wheelwright Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright Junction is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright Junction
- Wheelwright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Beaver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Bypro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Galveston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Teaberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Hi Hat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Grethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Dema
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dema is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema
- McDowell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norland, with the one closest to Norland listed first.
- Lynch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Benham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chad is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
- Knott County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norland, with the one closest to Norland listed first.
- Kite
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kite is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Pine Top
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Pippa Passes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Raven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Littcarr
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Redfox
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Redfox is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Garner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garner is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Leburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mousie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mousie is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Hindman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tina is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Carrie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carrie is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norland, with the one closest to Norland listed first.
- Burdine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Jenkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McRoberts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Cromona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Hemphill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Neon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tolliver Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Whitaker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Seco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Seco is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Millstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Farraday
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
- Mayking
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayking
- Perry County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norland, with the one closest to Norland listed first.
- Vicco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vicco is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Cornettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Scuddy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norland, with the one closest to Norland listed first.
- Dorton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ashcamp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Hellier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Myra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Myra is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Jonancy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Lookout
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Rockhouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Virgie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Virgie is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Cedarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Elkhorn City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belcher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Draffin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Draffin is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Marrowbone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Norland, see our County-by-County Page for Norland.
Cemeteries Near Norland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norland.
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 Norland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Norland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Norland, with the one closest to Norland listed first.
- Elkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Swindall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- O'Quinn - Deel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cantrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Company Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (1038 more) ...
- Vanover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Norland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Norland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Norland, with the one closest to Norland listed first.
- Clintwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pound
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beefhide
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
- Dorton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ashcamp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Tarpon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Stratton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stratton is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Lookout
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Flat Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Hurricane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Venters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Venters is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venters
- Craftsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Millstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Lipps
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lipps is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipps
- Sergent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Norland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Norland.
Newspapers Published in Norland ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Norland, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Norland.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Norland:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Dickenson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Lee County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Wise County
- Floyd County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 Norland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Norland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |