Welcome to Northumberland ...So far, we found very little information about Northumberland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Northumberland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Northumberland, please Contact Us. Northumberland would have been located within present day Nye County<2>. Northumberland was founded in 1885. While the community is gone, the present day location for Northumberland is 8,350 feet [2,545 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Northumberland is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Northumberland was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Northumberland ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Northumberland - they are located in New Hampshire, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Northumberland. Communities near Northumberland ...We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Northumberland.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Northumberland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Northumberland. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Northumberland. 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 Northumberland. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Northumberland. See our Newspapers Page for Northumberland. Adding Northumberland to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Northumberland in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Northumberland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Northumberland. Footnotes ...
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