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Welcome to Norvello ...

Norvello is located in Mecklenburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Norvello, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Norvello is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Norvello: 434

Communities near Norvello ...

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

  • South Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chase City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarksville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Norlina
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Norlina is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norlina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,040 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norlina <3>
  • Warrenton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • La Crosse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Stovall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Boydton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brodnax
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Middleburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norvello ...

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

Adding Norvello to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Norvello post office opened in 1899. The Norvello post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Norvello.

Footnotes ...

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