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 Norman (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 Norman. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Norman is located in Kewaunee County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kewaunee County: Brown, Door & Manitowoc.
Below are the counties that are near Norman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Norman:
- Kewaunee County (The home county of Norman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norman, with the one closest to Norman listed first.
- Krok
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Krok is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
- Stangelville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Bolt
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Kewaunee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Ellisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Pilsen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Curran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Curran is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Casco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Casco is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Luxemburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
- Euren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Gregorville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gregorville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorville
- Algoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Algoma is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,038 people
- Duvall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norman, with the one closest to Norman listed first.
- Fontenoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fontenoy is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenoy
- Denmark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
- Poland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poland is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Sugar Bush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Bush is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush
- Pine Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Bellevue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Glenmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Glenmore is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Lark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
- Bay Settlement
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Settlement is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Settlement
- Bellevue Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bellevue Town is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Town
- Wequiock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wequiock is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequiock
- Wayside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Morrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Morrison is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norman, with the one closest to Norman listed first.
- Brillion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brillion is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
- Forest Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Potter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potter is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Dundas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dundas is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Door County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norman, with the one closest to Norman listed first.
- Rosiere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rosiere is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
- Forestville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Forestville is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Brussels
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brussels is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Namur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Namur is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
- Salona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salona is located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norman, with the one closest to Norman listed first.
- Tisch Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tisch Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisch Mills
- Zander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zander is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zander
- Larrabee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Larrabee is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Fisherville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fisherville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Mishicot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mishicot is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishicot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Kingsbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kingsbridge is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
- Maribel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maribel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Melnik
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melnik is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melnik
- Rosecrans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosecrans is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Shoto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shoto is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoto
- Francis Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Francis Creek is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Kellnersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kellnersville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellnersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Hickory Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Norman, see our County-by-County Page for Norman.
Cemeteries Near Norman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norman.
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 Norman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Norman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Norman, with the one closest to Norman listed first.
- St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Norman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Progressive Farmer's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Isadore the Farmer Catholic Church Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Tisch Mills Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244119 <1>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Volunteer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Bay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- German Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- St. John Nepomuceue Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Hedwigs Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Norman had a population of 115 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Norman, with the one closest to Norman listed first.
- Tisch Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tisch Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisch Mills
- Krok
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Krok is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
- Stangelville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Bolt
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Kewaunee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Ellisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Pilsen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Curran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Curran is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Larrabee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Larrabee is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Fontenoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fontenoy is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenoy
- Cooperstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cooperstown is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Mishicot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mishicot is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishicot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Henrysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henrysville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysville
- Melnik
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melnik is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melnik
- Kingsbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kingsbridge is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Norman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Norman.
Newspapers Published in Norman ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Norman, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Norman.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Norman:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Kewaunee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Calumet County
- Door County
- Manitowoc County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Norman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Norman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |