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 Norway Grove (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 Grove. 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 Grove ...
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Norway Grove: Norway Grv.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Norway Grove is located in Dane County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dane County: Columbia, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Rock & Sauk.
Below are the counties that are near Norway Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Norway Grove:
- Dane County (The home county of Norway Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norway Grove, with the one closest to Norway Grove listed first.
- DeForest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Morrisonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Morrisonville is located in Dane County
- Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Waunakee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Dane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Mendota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Darwin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - North Bristol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- North Bristol is located in Dane County
- Maple Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bluff
- Maple Bluff is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
- Sun Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Ashton Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Corners
- Ashton Corners is located in Dane County
- Burke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Ashton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Ashton is located in Dane County
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norway Grove, with the one closest to Norway Grove listed first.
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- North Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Lodi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Keyeser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Poynette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Harmony Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Okee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Lake Wisconsin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wisconsin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Otsego
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Otsego is located in Columbia County
- Rio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
- Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
- Wyocena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
- Wyocena is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Former names for Wyocena:
- Duck Creek
- Wiocena
- Doylestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norway Grove, with the one closest to Norway Grove listed first.
- Astico
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astico
- Astico is located in Dodge County
- Reeseville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville
- Reeseville is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
- Randolph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Lowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Green County
- Dayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Dayton
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norway Grove, with the one closest to Norway Grove listed first.
- Cassell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Arena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Barneveld
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norway Grove, with the one closest to Norway Grove listed first.
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Lake Ripley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ripley
- Lake Ripley is located in Jefferson County
- Lake Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norway Grove, with the one closest to Norway Grove listed first.
- Cooksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norway Grove, with the one closest to Norway Grove listed first.
- Merrimac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Moon Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- Prairie du Sac village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Sauk City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Baraboo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- West Baraboo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baraboo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Witwen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- Denzer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- North Freedom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Leland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Lake Delton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Delton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
- Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- Rock Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Norway Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Norway Grove.
Newspapers Published in Norway Grove ...
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 266 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norway Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Norway Grove, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Norway Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Grove:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Dane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dodge County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iowa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rock County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sauk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Columbia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dane County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Dane County
Cemeteries Near Norway Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norway Grove.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Norway Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Norway Grove, with the one closest to Norway Grove listed first.
- Matsen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matsen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matsen Cemetery
- Vienna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vienna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vienna Cemetery
- Onehundred Mile Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Onehundred Mile Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Onehundred Mile Grove Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- The St. John's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973354 <3>
- Windsor Congregational Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Windsor Congregational Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993592 <3>
- Arlington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Cemetery
- Arlington Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- The Arlington Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Caldwell Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275736 <3>
- Moravian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moravian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moravian Cemetery
- Arlington Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87522 <3>
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- The Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140120 <3>
- Arlington Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87877 <3>
- Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Cemetery
- Continue List (209 more) ...
- North Windsor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Windsor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Windsor Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88072 <3>
- County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
- North Windsor Cemetery
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Norway Grove had a population of 21 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Norway Grove, with the one closest to Norway Grove listed first.
- DeForest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Morrisonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Morrisonville is located in Dane County
- Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Waunakee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Dane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Leeds
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - North Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Mendota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Lodi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Darwin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Keyeser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Springfield Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Corners
- Springfield Corners is located in Dane County
- Poynette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Sun Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Springfield Corners
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Norway Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Norway Grove.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Norway Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Norway Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Norway Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2486, Longitude: -89.4026 In this case, the coordinates for Norway Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |