Norcross is a city in Grant County, Minnesota, United States, along the Mustinka River.

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.

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.

George Houps for Iowa bought the stockyards and started a general store.

The monument erected by the post is dedicated "In memory of all the men and women who have served their country in all wars."

People danced, roller skated, attended funerals and wedding receptions, hosted church fundraiser dinners, and even basketball games.

The Norcross school building is a worthy candidate for the National Register of Historic Places.

Built in 1938 by the WPA, the building is made entirely of poured concrete, a fine example of Art Deco architecture.

For over thirty years, students from first through seventh grade were educated in the three-room school.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.558 square miles (4.04 km2), all land.