Norton, Texas

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Norton is an unincorporated community in Runnels County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas , the community had an estimated population of 76 in 2000. [2]

Norton, founded in 1903, was named after George W. Norton, a businessman from Kentucky. In 1968, Norton High School was destroyed by a fire. Students were split between neighboring Ballinger, Bronte, and Winters school districts. Part of the original school still stands and serves as a community center.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Norton, Texas
  2. ↑ "Norton, Texas". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved November 7, 2009.

31°52′15″N100°07′31″W / 31.87083°N 100.12528°W / 31.87083; -100.12528

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