Welcome to North Point ...

North Point is located in Baltimore County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

A typical abbreviation for North Point: N. Point

North Point is near sea level<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for North Point: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

Websites for North Point ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to North Point, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named North Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named North Point: This one is located in Baltimore County and the other is located in Talbot County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 8 communities that are also named North Point - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia (2), Louisiana, North Carolina and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near North Point ...

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

• Baltimore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
• Bel Air
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <5>
• Rock Hall
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
  • Rock Hall is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hall <5>
• Fontana Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fontana Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Village
  • Fontana Village is located in Baltimore County
• Garden Village Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village Park
  • Garden Village Park is located in Baltimore County
• Middle River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle River
  • Middle River is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle River <5>
• Rossville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Rossville is located in Baltimore County
• Sparrows Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparrows Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
  • Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
• Wampler Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wampler Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampler Village
  • Wampler Village is located in Baltimore County
• Fort Howard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Howard
  • Fort Howard is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Howard <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Point ...

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

Adding North Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Point 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 North Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the North Point post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Point.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/