Welcome to Norway ...
Norway is located in Thomas County<1>.
The location of Norway has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Norway, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
Norway is 2,910 feet [887 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Norway is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Norway lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Norway (for example, toward Mullen), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
The area code for Norway: (308)
Communities Also Named Norway ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Norway - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, New York, North Dakota, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Norway.
Communities near Norway ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Norway.
- Mullen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullen
- Mullen is located in Hooker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullen <4>
- Thedford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thedford
- Thedford is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thedford <4>
- Seneca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Seneca is located in Thomas County
- Estimated population in 2015: 35 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
- Brownlee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
- Brownlee is located in Cherry County
- Audacious ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Halsey
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsey
- Halsey is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halsey <4>
- Purdum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdum
- Purdum is located in Blaine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purdum <4>
- Heil School ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heil School
- Heil School is located in Hooker County
- Heil School has also been known as:
- Hecla
- Elsmere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
- Elsmere is located in Cherry County
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Norway.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Norway. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Norway. See our Newspapers Page for Norway.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norway ...
Looking for more information about Norway? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Norway.
Adding Norway to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Norway 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Norway post office opened in 1887.
We also found Norway on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Norway.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Norway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Thomas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Norway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |