Welcome to Northville ...
Northville is located in Plymouth 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 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Northville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Northville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Massachusetts communities named Northville: This one is located in Plymouth County and the other is located in Worcester County.
Beyond Massachusetts, there are 15 communities that are also named Northville - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, 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.
- Brockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Quincy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Plymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- Weymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Taunton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Attleboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Braintree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Norwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,737 people
- Stoughton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 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 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.
Adding Northville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Northville 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 Northville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Northville post office opened in 1839.
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 State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Plymouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Northville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |