Welcome to Norwich ...
Norwich is located in Windsor County<1>.
The location of Norwich has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Norwich, you might consider that their post office opened in 1805.
Norwich is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Norwich lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Norwich is within the boundaries of the (802) area code.
Websites for Norwich ...
Official Website: www.norwich.vt.us/
Communities Also Named Norwich ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Norwich - they are located in Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Norwich.
Communities near Norwich ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Norwich.
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Lebanon is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
- Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Enfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Enfield is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <4>
- Canaan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Canaan is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaan <4>
- Hartland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Windsor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Grantham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
- Grantham is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,955 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantham <4>
- Woodstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Royalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Thetford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Norwich. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Norwich.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Norwich. 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 Norwich.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Norwich. See our Newspapers Page for Norwich.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norwich ...
Looking for more information about Norwich? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Norwich, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Norwich.
Adding Norwich to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Norwich 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 Norwich was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Norwich post office opened in 1805.
We also found Norwich in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Norwich.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Norwich: www.norwich.vt.us/
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Windsor, 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 Norwich - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |