Welcome to Nora ...
Nora is located in Dane County<1>.
The location of Nora has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Nora, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.
Nora is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Nora lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Nora is located in the (608) area code.
Communities Also Named Nora ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Nora - they are located in Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan, South Dakota and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nora.
Communities near Nora ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nora.
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Sun Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Fitchburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Middleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Waunakee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Verona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Stoughton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Fort Atkinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- DeForest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Oregon
(13 miles [20.9 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 Nora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nora.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nora. 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 Nora.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nora. See our Newspapers Page for Nora.
Adding Nora to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Nora 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 Nora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Nora post office opened in 1869.
We also found Nora in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Nora.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nora. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dane, 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 Nora - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |