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Welcome to Northcote ...

Northcote is located in Kittson County<1>.

The pronunciation of Northcote: north-KOHT<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Northcote, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Northcote is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Northcote lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Northcote: 218

Communities Also Named Northcote ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Northcote - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Northcote ...

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

  • Hallock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Emerson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pembina
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pembina is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembina <4>
  • Lancaster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lake Bronson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kennedy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Saint Vincent
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Vincent is located in Kittson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Humboldt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Humboldt is located in Kittson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Donaldson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Donaldson is located in Kittson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Joliette
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Joliette is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliette

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northcote ...

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

Adding Northcote to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Northcote 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 Northcote was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Northcote post office opened in 1881. The Northcote post office closed in 1974.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Northcote.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Kittson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Northcote. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Northcote - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/