Massachusetts Gazetteer
Town of Norton is a cultural feature (civil) in Bristol County. The primary coordinates for Town of Norton places it within the MA 02766 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Town of Norton |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Cultural |
| Class: | Civil |
| Description: | Located 6 mi NW of Taunton (US-T121). |
| History: | Settled in 1669 and incorporated in 1711. Origin of the name is uncertain. It may have been named for the Reverend John Norton, who preached at Plymouth. Other theories are that it was named for the town in England which bears the same northerly relation to Taunton, England, as this town does to Taunton, MA (MA-T1). |
| County: | Bristol County |
| Latitude: | 41.9640181 |
| Longitude: | -71.1841854 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Town of Norton: Town of Norton.
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Norton Center, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Mansfield Center, MA (4.3 miles NNW) Attleboro, MA (5.5 miles WSW) Taunton, MA (6.6 miles SE) Raynham Center, MA (7.4 miles ESE) |
North Attleborough Town city, MA
(7.7 miles W) Foxborough, MA (7.7 miles NNW) North Seekonk, MA (9.1 miles SW) Bridgewater Town city, MA (10.8 miles E) Sharon, MA (11 miles N) |
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Norton, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Centre Mills, MA (< 0.1 mile) Barrowsville, MA (1.4 miles SW) East Norton, MA (1.4 miles NE) Copper Works, MA (1.4 miles SSE) |
Norton Grove, MA
(1.9 miles NNW) Cranes Station, MA (1.9 miles ESE) Meadow Brook, MA (1.9 miles SSE) Chartley, MA (2.4 miles WSW) Winnecunnet, MA (3.1 miles ENE) |
