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Welcome to Norah ...

Norah is located in Lafourche Parish<1>.

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

Norah is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Norah: 985

Communities Also Named Norah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Norah - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Norah ...

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

  • Houma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <3>
  • Lockport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gheens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mathews
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bourg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Larose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cut Off
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Godchaux
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
  • Montegut
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Raceland Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norah ...

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

Adding Norah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Norah 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 Norah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Norah post office opened in 1894. The Norah post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Norah.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Lafourche, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Norah - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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