The Lincoln Land Company surveyed and platted this town site
in 1885. It was located 18 miles east of Oberlin, along the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroad line. Norcatur got its name because
of its location close to the Decatur/Norton county line. A post
office, a bank, and a blacksmith shop were among the businesses
that were built.
The town suffered a loss when the east side was destroyed by
a fire in 1886.
The ethnicity of its settlers is unknown.
Sources
Decatur County Historical Book
Committee. "Decatur County Kansas". Lubbock, TX: Specialty
Publishing Company, 1983.
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