Norton, in Wise County, was first known as Prince's Flats, probably for William Prince, who settled in the area about 1787. The present name honors Eckstein Norton, president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in 1891 when the Clinch Valley branch of the railroad was completed.
Norton was incorporated as a town in 1894 and became a city by court order on January 18, 1954.
Norton was incorporated as a town in 1894 and became a city by court order on January 18, 1954.
