page_title: Norcross, Georgia
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Norcross, Georgia / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Norcross, Georgia
context_page_description: Norcross is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 9,116, while in 2018 the estimated population was 16,563. It is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta metropolitan statistical area.
context_section_description: Norcross was chartered as a town on October 26, 1870. The community was named for Jonathan Norcross, a former Atlanta Mayor and railroad official.
caption: Norcross train depot
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