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Welcome to Northfield ...

The city of Northfield is located in Pulaski County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Northfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Northfield is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Northfield (for example, toward Jamestown), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Northfield: 606

Communities Also Named Northfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Northfield: This one is located in Pulaski County and the other is located in Jefferson County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 34 communities that are also named Northfield - they are located in British Columbia, Connecticut (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Ontario (3), Quebec, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Northfield ...

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

  • Somerset
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ferguson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
  • Burnside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Science Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sloans Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
  • Tateville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tateville is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
  • Alpine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Alpine is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Dykes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dykes is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
  • Bronston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Victory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northfield ...

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

Adding Northfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Northfield 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 Northfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Northfield post office opened in 1909. The Northfield post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Northfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Northfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/