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Welcome to Nortonburg ...

Nortonburg is located in Bartholomew County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nortonburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Nortonburg is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Nortonburg: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Nortonburg ...

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

  • Columbus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelbyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Greensburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Edinburgh
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hope is located in Bartholomew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
  • Westport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Westport is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
  • Princes Lakes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
  • Saint Paul
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Elizabethtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 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 Nortonburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nortonburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nortonburg ...

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

Adding Nortonburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nortonburg 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 (so far) for Nortonburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nortonburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Bartholomew, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nortonburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Nortonburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Nortonburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.