Norton is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina.[2]

Norton, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°07′50″N 83°09′22″W
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Jackson
Elevation	3,661 ft (1,116 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	828
GNIS feature ID	1021676[1]

History

A post office was established as Nortons in 1878, the name was changed to Norton in 1891, and the post office closed in 1953.[3] The community was named for Dave Norton, who was credited with bringing the post office to town.[4]

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