Welcome to Nortonville ...

Nortonville is located in Morgan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nortonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Nortonville is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Nortonville lies within the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Nortonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Nortonville - they are located in California, Kansas, Kentucky, New Jersey and North Dakota.

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

Communities near Nortonville ...

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

• Jacksonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• South Jacksonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
  • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
• White Hall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
  • White Hall is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Hall <4>
• Roodhouse
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roodhouse
  • Roodhouse is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roodhouse <4>
• Winchester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• New Berlin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
  • New Berlin is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <4>
• Waverly
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Greenfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
• Loami
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loami have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loami
  • Loami is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loami <4>
• Palmyra
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nortonville ...

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

Adding Nortonville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nortonville post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nortonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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