Welcome to East Northfield ...

East Northfield is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Northfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

A typical abbreviation for East Northfield: E. Northfield

East Northfield is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near East Northfield ...

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

• Keene
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Keene is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <3>
• Greenfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
• Athol
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Athol is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
• Brattleboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
• Montague
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Montague is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
• Orange
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Orange is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
• Swanzey
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanzey <3>
• Deerfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Deerfield is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
• Winchester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Winchester is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <3>
• Hinsdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Northfield ...

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

Adding East Northfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Northfield post office opened in 1889. The East Northfield post office closed in 1960.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Northfield.