Official Name: | Norton, North Carolina |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Norton |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jackson |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 1116 |
Elevation Ft: | 3661 |
Coordinates: | 35.1306°N -83.1561°W |
Area Code: | 828 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1021676[1] |
Norton is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
A post office was established as Nortons in 1878, the name was changed to Norton in 1891, and the post office closed in 1953.[2] The community was named for Dave Norton, who was credited with bringing the post office to town.[3]