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Welcome to Norris ...

Norris is located in Henry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Norris, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Norris is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Norris ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Norris - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Norris ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norris ...

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

Adding Norris to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Norris post office opened in 1882. The Norris post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Norris.

Footnotes ...

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