Welcome to Nortonville ...

Nortonville is located in LaMoure County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nortonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Nortonville is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Nortonville: 701

Communities Also Named Nortonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Nortonville - they are located in California, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky and New Jersey.

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

Communities near Nortonville ...

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

• Edgeley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgeley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeley
  • Edgeley is located in LaMoure County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgeley <4>
• Gackle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gackle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gackle
  • Gackle is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gackle <4>
• Marion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in LaMoure County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marion
  • From Nortonville to Marion
• Montpelier
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Stutsman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Montpelier
  • From Nortonville to Montpelier
• Jud
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jud have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jud
  • Jud is located in LaMoure County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jud <4>
• Dickey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
  • Dickey is located in LaMoure County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickey <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dickey
  • From Nortonville to Dickey
• Berlin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in LaMoure County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Berlin
  • From Nortonville to Berlin
• Millarton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millarton
  • Millarton is located in Stutsman County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Millarton
  • From Nortonville to Millarton
• Adrian
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Adrian is located in LaMoure County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Adrian
  • From Nortonville to Adrian
• Saratoga Springs ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saratoga Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
  • Saratoga Springs is located in LaMoure County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saratoga Springs
  • From Nortonville to Saratoga Springs

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nortonville ...

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

Adding Nortonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nortonville 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 Nortonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Nortonville post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nortonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/