Welcome to Nortonburg ...

Nortonburg is located in Bartholomew County<1>.

The location of Nortonburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nortonburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Nortonburg is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Nortonburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Nortonburg: (812)

Communities near Nortonburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nortonburg.

• Columbus
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Franklin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Shelbyville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• Greensburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Edinburgh
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburgh <4>
• Hope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
• Westport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Westport is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
• Princes Lakes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princes Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
  • Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
• Saint Paul
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <4>
• Elizabethtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Nortonburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nortonburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nortonburg. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nortonburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nortonburg. See our Newspapers Page for Nortonburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nortonburg ...

Looking for more information about Nortonburg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Nortonburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nortonburg.

Adding Nortonburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nortonburg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Nortonburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Nortonburg on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nortonburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nortonburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bartholomew County: www.bartholomewco.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov