Welcome to Norway Lake ...

Norway Lake is located in Oxford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Norway Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

A typical abbreviation for Norway Lake: Norway Lk.

Norway Lake is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Norway Lake: (207)

Communities Also Named Norway Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Norway Lake - it's located in Minnesota.

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

Communities near Norway Lake ...

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

• Lewiston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <4>
• Auburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Turner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
  • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <4>
• Poland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
  • Poland is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <4>
• Bridgton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgton
  • Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgton <4>
• Paris
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
• Oxford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Naples
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Naples is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <4>
• Casco
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
  • Casco is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <4>
• Mechanic Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Falls
  • Mechanic Falls is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanic Falls <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 Norway Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Norway Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norway Lake ...

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

Adding Norway Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Norway Lake post office opened in 1881.

We also found Norway Lake in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Norway Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/