Welcome to Northwood ...
So far, we found very little information about Northwood. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Northwood to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Northwood, please Contact Us.
Northwood would have been located within present day Pope County<2>.
The location of Northwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Northwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Northwood is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Northwood was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Northwood ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 47 communities that are also named Northwood - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Indiana (7), Iowa, Maryland (3), Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York, North Carolina (5), North Dakota, Ohio (5), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (5), Utah and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Northwood.
Communities near Northwood ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Northwood.
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
- Hector
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Hector is located in Pope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <5>
- Tilly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Rex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Alread
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Witt's Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witt's Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Appleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Copeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Jerusalem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Jerusalem is located in Conway County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerusalem <5>
- Scottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Scottsville is located in Pope 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 Northwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Northwood.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Northwood. 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 Northwood.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Northwood. See our Newspapers Page for Northwood.
Adding Northwood to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Northwood in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Northwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Northwood post office opened in 1889.
We also found Northwood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Northwood.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Northwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pope, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Northwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |