Welcome to Northern ...

Northern is located in Floyd County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Northern, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

Northern is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Northern: 606

Communities Also Named Northern ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Northern - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Northern ...

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

• Pikeville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Pikeville is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <3>
• Prestonsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
  • Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <3>
• Coal Run Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
  • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
• Hindman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindman
  • Hindman is located in Knott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hindman <3>
• Pippa Passes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pippa Passes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
  • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
• Martin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <3>
• Wheelwright
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
  • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
• Wayland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Wayland is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
• Allen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Allen has also been known as:
  • Beaver Creek Junction
  • Beaver Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
• Drift
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drift have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift
  • Drift is located in Floyd 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 Northern. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Northern.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northern ...

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

Adding Northern to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Northern post office opened in 1919.

We also found Northern in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Northern.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/