Welcome to Norway Ridge ...
Norway Ridge is located in Monroe County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Norway Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.
A typical abbreviation for Norway Ridge: Norway Rdg. (or less commonly used: Norway Rdge. or Norway Ridg.)
Norway Ridge is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Norway Ridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Norway Ridge: 608 & 353<3>
Communities near Norway Ridge ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Norway Ridge.
- Tomah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - New Lisbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Necedah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- Camp Douglas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Warrens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Oakdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Hustler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Millston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Wyeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Lynxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Norway Ridge.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Norway Ridge. 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 Ridge.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Norway Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Norway Ridge.
Adding Norway Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Norway Ridge 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 Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Norway Ridge post office opened in 1874.
We also found Norway Ridge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Norway Ridge.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Norway Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.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 Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Norway Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Norway Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Norway Ridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |