Welcome to Norway Grove ...
Norway Grove is located in Dane County<1>.
The location of Norway Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Norway Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.
A typical abbreviation for Norway Grove: Norway Grv.
Norway Grove is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Norway Grove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Norway Grove: (608)
Communities near Norway Grove ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Norway Grove.
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Sun Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Middleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Waunakee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Verona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - McFarland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Monona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Cottage Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
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 Norway Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Norway Grove.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Norway Grove. 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 Norway Grove.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Norway Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Norway Grove.
Adding Norway Grove to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Norway Grove 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 Norway Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Norway Grove post office opened in 1872.
We also found Norway Grove in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Norway Grove.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Norway Grove. 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 Norway Grove - 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/ |