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 Ridge (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 Ridge. 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 Ridge ...
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 Ridge: Norway Rdg. (or less commonly used: Norway Rdge. or Norway Ridg.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Ridge is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Norway Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Norway Ridge:
- Monroe County (The home county of Norway Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norway Ridge, with the one closest to Norway Ridge listed first.
- Shennington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennington
- Shennington is located in Monroe County
- Valley Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Wyeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Warrens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Oakdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Tomah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Tunnel City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Kendall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Wilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Angelo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Norwalk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Sparta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norway Ridge, with the one closest to Norway Ridge listed first.
- Strongs Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- Arkdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
- Arkdale is located in Adams County
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Big Flats
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Big Flats is located in Adams County
- Quincy ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Friendship
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Adams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Crawford County
- Lynxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynxville
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norway Ridge, with the one closest to Norway Ridge listed first.
- Millston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Pray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- Pray is located in Jackson County
- Black River Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Hatfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Hatfield is located in Jackson County
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norway Ridge, with the one closest to Norway Ridge listed first.
- Mather
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- New Miner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miner
- New Miner is located in Juneau County
- Camp Douglas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Necedah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Hustler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- New Lisbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Mauston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Elroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Lemonweir
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
- Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
- Union Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Union Center is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norway Ridge, with the one closest to Norway Ridge listed first.
- Trippville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trippville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Mount Tabor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Ontario
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norway Ridge, with the one closest to Norway Ridge listed first.
- Pittsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Nekoosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
- Nekoosa is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Port Edwards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Lindsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Lindsey is located in Wood County
- Eight Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Corners
- Eight Corners is located in Wood County
- Vesper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Norway Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Norway Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Norway Ridge ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norway Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Norway Ridge, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Norway Ridge.
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 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 Ridge:
- 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 Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Juneau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vernon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wood County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Monroe County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Monroe County
Cemeteries Near Norway Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norway Ridge.
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 Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Norway Ridge, with the one closest to Norway Ridge listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266484 <3>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Dannavang Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dannavang Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dannavang Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- Meadow Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadow Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadow Valley Cemetery
- Warren Mills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Mills Cemetery
- LaGrange Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaGrange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaGrange Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
- Boyonton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyonton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyonton Cemetery
- Continue List (122 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Sorenson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sorenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sorenson Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- St. Marys 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 Ridge had a population of 49 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Norway Ridge, with the one closest to Norway Ridge listed first.
- Mather
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Valley Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Wyeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Meadow Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
- Meadow Valley is located in Juneau County
- Warrens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Sprague
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Kirby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Cloverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Juneau County
- Oakdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Tomah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Tunnel City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Camp Douglas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lapham Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapham Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham Junction
- Lapham Junction is located in Jackson County
- City Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- City Point is located in Jackson County
- Spaulding
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lapham Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Norway Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Norway Ridge.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Norway Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Norway Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Norway Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1247, Longitude: -90.3293 In this case, the coordinates for Norway Ridge 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 Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |