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Welcome to Northgate ...

Northgate is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Northgate, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

Northgate is 7,910 feet [2,411 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Northgate is 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Northgate: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Northgate ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Northgate - they are located in California, Georgia, Illinois (2), Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Saskatchewan, South Carolina (4), Texas, Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Northgate ...

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

  • Walden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Kings Canyon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Canyon is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Canyon
  • Brownlee ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Brownlee is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
  • Higho
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Higho is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higho
  • Pearl ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pearl is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Foxpark
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxpark is located in Albany County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxpark
  • Jelm
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Keystone
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Keystone is located in Albany County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Keystone has also been known as:
    • Douglas Creek
  • Hebron ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Hebron is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Woods Landing
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Woods Landing is located in Albany County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Landing

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 Northgate. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Northgate.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Northgate. 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 Northgate.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northgate ...

Looking for more information about Northgate? 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 Northgate, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Northgate.

Adding Northgate to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Northgate 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 (so far) for Northgate was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Northgate post office opened in 1912. The Northgate post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Northgate.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Northgate - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Northgate area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Northgate area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/