Welcome to Northwood ...

Northwood is located in Lowndes County<1>.

Northwood is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Northwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Northwood: 229

Communities Also Named Northwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Northwood: This one is located in Lowndes County and the other is located in Bulloch County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 47 communities that are also named Northwood - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida (3), 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.

• Valdosta
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Valdosta is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdosta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valdosta <3>
• Adel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Adel is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <3>
• Fodie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Fodie is located in Brooks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
  • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
• Quitman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Quitman is located in Brooks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <3>
• Lakeland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeland is located in Lanier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <3>
• Hahira
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hahira is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahira
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hahira <3>
• Lake Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Park is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Park <3>
• Ray City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ray City is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray City <3>
• Dasher
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
• Franklinville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
  • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northwood ...

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