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Welcome to Norton ...

Norton is located in Quay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Norton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Norton is 4,180 feet [1,274 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Norton is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Norton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Norton and travel east, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Norton: 575

Communities Also Named Norton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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 York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), 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.

  • Tucumcari
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • San Jon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Grady
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lesbia ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lesbia is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesbia
  • Ragland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ragland is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
  • Broadview
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cummings Place
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Cummings Place is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Place
  • McAlister
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Weber City
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Weber City is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
  • Bellview
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellview is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview

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.

Adding Norton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Norton post office opened in 1907. The Norton post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Norton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Quay, 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.
<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/