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Welcome to Norcross ...

Norcross is located in Penobscot County<1>.

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

Norcross is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Norcross, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for Norcross: 207

Communities Also Named Norcross ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Norcross - they are located in Georgia, Minnesota and Virginia.

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

Communities near Norcross ...

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

  • Millinocket
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • East Millinocket
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Medway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Medway is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medway <3>
  • Woodville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Woodville is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Lake View Plantation
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Seboeis Plantation
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Seboeis Plantation is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seboeis Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Pea Ridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Adams
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Adams is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Chester
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chester is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Stacyville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 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 Norcross. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Norcross.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norcross ...

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

Adding Norcross to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Norcross post office opened in 1894. The Norcross post office closed in 1946.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Norcross.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Penobscot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Norcross - 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/