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Welcome to Northport ...

Northport is located in Morrill County<1>.

Northport is 3,690 feet [1,125 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Northport is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Northport lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Northport: 308

Communities Also Named Northport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Northport - they are located in Alabama, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Northport ...

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

  • Bayard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dalton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Broadwater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • McGrew
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGrew have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrew
    • McGrew is located in Scotts Bluff County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGrew <3>
  • Atkins ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Atkins is located in Morrill County
  • Alden ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
    • Alden is located in Morrill County
  • Angora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Redington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redington
    • Redington is located in Morrill County
  • Craft
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Craft. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft
    • Craft is located in Morrill County
  • Bonner ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner
    • Bonner is located in Morrill County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northport ...

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

Adding Northport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Northport 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 Northport was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Northport mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Northport.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Morrill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Northport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.