Norton, West Virginia
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Norton is an unincorporated community in Randolph County
, West Virginia
, United States
. Norton is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west of Elkins
, at the junction of County Route 151 and Corridor H. Norton has a post office
with ZIP code
26285. The town was built as a company town
for a nearby coal mine operated by the West Virginia Coal and Coke Company from the early 1900's until the late 1950's. Besides the mine, the town was once home to a company store, a company bank, and the Norton Grade School. The denominationally unaffiliated Norton Community Church still serves the town.
Randolph County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 28,262 people, 11,072 households, and 7,661 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile . There were 13,478 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, United States
United States
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. Norton is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west of Elkins
Elkins, West Virginia
Elkins is a city in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. The community was incorporated in 1890 and named in honor of Stephen Benton Elkins , a U.S. Senator from West Virginia. The population was 7,032 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Randolph County...
, at the junction of County Route 151 and Corridor H. Norton has a post office
Post office
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with ZIP code
ZIP Code
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26285. The town was built as a company town
Company town
A company town is a town or city in which much or all real estate, buildings , utilities, hospitals, small businesses such as grocery stores and gas stations, and other necessities or luxuries of life within its borders are owned by a single company...
for a nearby coal mine operated by the West Virginia Coal and Coke Company from the early 1900's until the late 1950's. Besides the mine, the town was once home to a company store, a company bank, and the Norton Grade School. The denominationally unaffiliated Norton Community Church still serves the town.