Welcome to Little Norway ...
So far, we found very little information about Little Norway. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Little Norway to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Little Norway, please Contact Us.
Little Norway would have been located within present day El Dorado County<2>.
The location of Little Norway has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Norway, you might consider that their post office opened in 1961.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Little Norway is 7,320 feet [2,231 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Little Norway is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Little Norway was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Little Norway once stood is in the (530) area code.
Websites for Little Norway ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.eldoradocounty.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Little Norway, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Little Norway ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Little Norway - it's located in Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Little Norway.
Communities near Little Norway ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Norway.
- South Lake Tahoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lake Tahoe
- South Lake Tahoe is located in El Dorado County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lake Tahoe <5>
- Fallen Leaf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Leaf
- Fallen Leaf is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fallen Leaf <5>
- Twin Bridges
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Twin Bridges is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Bridges <5>
- Strawberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry <5>
- Tallac Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallac Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
- Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
- Sorensens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
- Sorensens is located in Alpine County
- Al Tahoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
- Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County
- Kirkwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Kirkwood is located in Alpine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkwood <5>
- Edgewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Stateline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateline
- Stateline is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stateline <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 Little Norway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Norway.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Little Norway. 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 Little Norway.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Norway. See our Newspapers Page for Little Norway.
Adding Little Norway to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Little Norway 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 Little Norway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Little Norway post office opened in 1961.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Norway.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Little Norway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including El Dorado, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Norway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |