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Welcome to Norton ...

Norton is located in Macon County<1>.

Norton is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Norton: 828

Communities Also Named Norton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Norton: This one is located in Macon County and the other is located in Jackson County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 37 communities that are also named Norton - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Georgia (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio (2), Oregon, South Carolina, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Norton ...

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

  • Franklin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Clayton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Clayton is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <3>
  • Mountain City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Highlands
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Tiger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Tiger is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiger <3>
  • Dillard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sky Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Riverside is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Lickskillet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lickskillet is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
  • Antioch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Antioch is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norton ...

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

Footnotes ...

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