Welcome to Norfolk ...

Norfolk is located in DeSoto County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Norfolk, 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.

When the people of Norfolk refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Norfolkian<3>

Norfolk is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Norfolk lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Norfolk: (662)

Communities Also Named Norfolk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Norfolk - they are located in Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Norfolk.

Communities near Norfolk ...

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

• Memphis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <5>
• Southaven
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southaven
  • Southaven is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southaven <5>
• Horn Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Lake
  • Horn Lake is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horn Lake <5>
• West Memphis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memphis
  • West Memphis is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Memphis <5>
• Hernando
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernando
  • Hernando is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernando <5>
• Marion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
• Walls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
  • Walls is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
  • Former name for Walls:
  • Alpika
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <5>
• Hunt Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
  • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
• Hughes
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <5>
• Crawfordsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
  • Crawfordsville is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordsville <5>

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 Norfolk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Norfolk.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Norfolk. 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 Norfolk.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norfolk ...

Looking for more information about Norfolk? 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 Norfolk, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Norfolk.

Adding Norfolk to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Norfolk 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 Norfolk was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Norfolk on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Norfolk.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for DeSoto County: www.desotoms.com/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/