Welcome to West Northfield ...

West Northfield is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Northfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for West Northfield: W. Northfield

West Northfield is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named West Northfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Northfield - it's located in Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near West Northfield ...

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

• Keene
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <4>
• Greenfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
• Athol
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Athol is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
• Brattleboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brattleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
  • Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
• Montague
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Montague is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
• Orange
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
• Swanzey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey
  • Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanzey <4>
• Deerfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
  • Deerfield is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
• Winchester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Hinsdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
  • Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Northfield ...

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

Adding West Northfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 for West Northfield was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found West Northfield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/