Welcome to Norton ...

Norton is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Norton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1816.

Norton is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Norton: (740)

Communities Also Named Norton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Norton: This one is located in Delaware County and the other is located in Summit County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 37 communities that are also named Norton - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Georgia (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Oregon, South Carolina, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Norton ...

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

• Delaware
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
  • Delaware is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware <3>
• Marion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
• Powell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Powell is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powell <3>
• Sunbury
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <3>
• Mount Gilead
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
  • Mount Gilead is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gilead <3>
• Richwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <3>
• Cardington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardington
  • Cardington is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardington <3>
• Ashley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
  • Ashley is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <3>
• Prospect
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <3>
• Shawnee Hills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
  • Shawnee Hills is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee Hills <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norton ...

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

Adding Norton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Norton 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 Norton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Norton post office opened in 1816.

We also found Norton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Norton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/