Welcome to Northville ...

Northville is located in La Salle County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Northville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

Northville is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Northville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Northville: (815) & (779)<4>

Communities Also Named Northville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Northville - they are located in Connecticut, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Northville ...

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

• Yorkville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
  • Yorkville is located in Kendall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorkville <5>
• Ottawa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • Ottawa is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <5>
• Morris
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
  • Morris is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <5>
• Plano
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
  • Plano is located in Kendall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <5>
• Sugar Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
  • Sugar Grove is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <5>
• Sandwich
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
  • Sandwich is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandwich <5>
• Marseilles
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
  • Marseilles is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <5>
• Seneca
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
  • Seneca has also been known as:
  • Crotty
  • Seneca village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
• Hinckley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
  • Hinckley is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinckley <5>
• Somonauk
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somonauk
  • Somonauk is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somonauk <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 Northville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Northville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northville ...

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

Adding Northville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Northville 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 Northville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Northville post office opened in 1839.

We also found Northville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Northville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for La Salle County: www.lasallecounty.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov