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Welcome to Norrick ...

Norrick is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Norrick is located in Wheeler County<1>.

Norrick is 2,270 feet [692 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Norrick is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Norrick: 806

Communities near Norrick ...

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

  • Shamrock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wheeler
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Erick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Erick is located in Beckham County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erick <3>
  • Sweetwater
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Texola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Texola is located in Beckham County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texola <3>
  • Twitty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Twitty is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twitty
  • Samnorwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Magic City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Magic City is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
  • Mayfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Quail
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norrick ...

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

Adding Norrick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Norrick 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 Norrick was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Norrick.

Footnotes ...

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