Welcome to Norwood ...

Norwood is located in Lucas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Norwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Norwood is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Norwood: (641)

Communities Also Named Norwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 51 communities that are also named Norwood - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Rhode Island, Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Virginia (4), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Norwood ...

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

• Indianola
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Indianola is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <4>
• Osceola
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Osceola is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <4>
• Chariton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chariton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
  • Chariton is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chariton <4>
• Melcher - Dallas
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melcher - Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
  • Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
• Milo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
  • Milo is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <4>
• Russell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <4>
• New Virginia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Virginia
  • New Virginia is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Virginia <4>
• Humeston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humeston
  • Humeston is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humeston <4>
• Lacona
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacona
  • Lacona is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacona <4>
• Lucas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Lucas is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 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 Norwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Norwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norwood ...

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

Adding Norwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Norwood post office opened in 1868.

We also found Norwood in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Norwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/