Norfolk

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Norfolk was ten miles north of Carlisle, east of Overton, and south of Sexton City in northwestern Rusk County. Its site is now marked by a railroad marker embedded in the Missouri Pacific spur to Henderson. The Norfolk post office opened in 1892 with Ida Eaton as postmaster. The office was discontinued in 1903, when mail was sent to Overton. Norfolk reported a population of twenty during the 1930s and 1940s, when it also had one business. After 1948 no further population statistics were available.

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Belongs to

Norfolk is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

No

Place type

Norfolk is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • (London)

Location

Latitude: 32.23098920
Longitude: -94.94438390

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No