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Norcross High School Alumni
Norcross may refer to: *Norcross, Georgia, a suburb in metro Atlanta *Norcross, Minnesota *Norcross (surname) *Norcross High School, a public school in Norcross, Georgia (named after Jonathan Norcross) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norcross, Georgia
Norcross is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, about 15 miles northeast of Atlanta city limits. According to the 2010 census, the population was 9,116, while in 2020, the population increased to 17,209. Norcross is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, located near the Spaghetti Junction interchange of Interstate 85 and Interstate 285. History Norcross was chartered as a town on October 26, 1870. The community was named for Jonathan Norcross, a former Atlanta Mayor and railroad official. Geography Norcross is bordered to the north by the city of Peachtree Corners. The southern boundary of the city is formed by Interstate 85, with access available from Exits 99 (Jimmy Carter Boulevard), 101 (Indian Trail Lilburn Road), and 102 ( Georgia State Route 378). Downtown Atlanta is located approximately to the southwest, accessible via I-85. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Norcross has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.25%, is water. Dem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norcross, Minnesota
Norcross is a city in Grant County, Minnesota, United States, along the Mustinka River. The population was 52 at the 2020 census. History Norcross was platted in 1881. In 1882, Norcross began as a large grain ranch owned by N.F. Griswold and Captain J.N. Cross. They convinced the Great Northern Railway to build the depot at their ranch rather than two miles north at the planned town of Gorton. The train regularly stopped at the ranch to pick up wheat, and the railroad officials agreed to build the depot and grain elevators there. Why the name Norcross instead of Griscross? The two gentlemen and an old army career man, called Norton, donated the land for the town. Norton and Cross teamed up for the city name, Norcross, and Griswold settled for main street, known as "Griswold Ave." The city's name is an amalgamation of Henry Allyn Norton and Judson Newell Cross, the founders. The town incorporated in 1913 with 140 people. Lund and Sellseth started a bank in 1909, which closed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norcross (surname)
Norcross is an Anglo-Saxon locational surname, for someone from Norcross near Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England. Notable people with the surname include: * Alastair Norcross, philosopher and professor at University of Colorado *Bryan Norcross, meteorologist and hurricane specialist * Daniel Norcross, cricket commentator *Donald Norcross (born 1958), American politician, brother of George and John C. Norcross *Emily Norcross Dickinson, Mother of American poet Emily Dickinson *George Norcross (born 1956), businessman and prominent political figure in New Jersey, brother of Donald and John C. Norcross * John C. Norcross, psychologist, author, and professor at the University of Scranton, brother of Donald and George Norcross *Jonathan Norcross, Atlanta pioneer *Kirk Norcross, English reality television celebrity *Pliny Norcross, American politician *The Norcross Brothers Norcross Brothers, Contractors and Builders was a nineteenth-century American construction company, especially not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
