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Welcome to Norristown ...

Norristown is located in Pope County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Norristown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

Norristown is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Norristown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Norristown - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Norristown ...

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

  • Dardanelle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pottsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
    • Pottsville is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
    • Former names for Pottsville:
    • Pott's Inn
    • Pott's Station
  • Atkins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Danville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lamar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <3>
  • Dover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
  • Ola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Ola is located in Yell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <3>
  • London
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Knoxville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Hector
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norristown ...

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

Adding Norristown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Norristown post office opened in 1839.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Norristown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pope, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Norristown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/