Welcome to Northam ...
So far, we found very little information about Northam. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Northam to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Northam, please Contact Us.
Northam would have been located within present day Orange County<2>.
The location of Northam has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Northam, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Northam is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Northam was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Northam ...
Junior League: www.jlocc.org/
Communities Also Named Northam ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Northam - they are located in Nevada and Prince Edward Island.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Northam.
Communities near Northam ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Northam.
- Los Angeles
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles
- Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,970,219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Angeles <5>
- Long Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454,681 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <5>
- Anaheim
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaheim
- Anaheim is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353,676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anaheim <5>
- Santa Ana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana
- Santa Ana is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331,301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ana <5>
- Irvine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Irvine is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283,700 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <5>
- Huntington Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Beach
- Huntington Beach is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198,246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington Beach <5>
- Garden Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Garden Grove is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171,366 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Grove <5>
- Pomona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <5>
- Fullerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Fullerton is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139,921 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <5>
- Orange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138,192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <5>
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 Northam. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Northam.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Northam. 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 Northam.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Northam. See our Newspapers Page for Northam.
Adding Northam to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Northam 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 Northam was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Northam.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 Northam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Orange, 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 Northam - 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. |