Welcome to Northport ...

Northport is located in Morrill County<1>.

The location of Northport has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Northport is 3,690 feet [1,125 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Northport is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Northport lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Northport: (308)

Communities Also Named Northport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Northport - they are located in Alabama, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Northport.

Communities near Northport ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Northport.

• Bayard
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
  • Bayard is located in Morrill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayard <4>
• Dalton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Cheyenne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <4>
• Broadwater
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwater
  • Broadwater is located in Morrill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadwater <4>
• McGrew
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGrew have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrew
  • McGrew is located in Scotts Bluff County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGrew <4>
• Atkins ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Atkins is located in Morrill County
• Alden ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Alden is located in Morrill County
• Angora
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angora
  • Angora is located in Morrill County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angora <4>
• Redington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redington
  • Redington is located in Morrill County
• Craft
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft
  • Craft is located in Morrill County
• Bonner ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner
  • Bonner is located in Morrill County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Northport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Northport.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Northport. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Northport.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Northport. See our Newspapers Page for Northport.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northport ...

Looking for more information about Northport? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Northport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Northport.

Adding Northport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Northport in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Northport was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Northport mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Northport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/