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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Northfield (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Northfield. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Northfield is located in Delaware County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Delaware County: Broome, Chenango, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster & Wayne (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Northfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Northfield:

  • Delaware County     (The home county of Northfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Merrickville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Merrickville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
    • Sidney Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tacoma
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
    • Franklin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Walton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mundale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Mundale is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
    • Masonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hamden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • North Franklin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
    • Barbourville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Barbourville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
    • Sidney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • China
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • China is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
  • Broome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Deposit
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nineveh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • East Windsor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • East Windsor is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
    • Center Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Center Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Harpursville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Gulf Summit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Gulf Summit is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
    • Creekside Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Creekside Village is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
    • Ouaquaga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Windsor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Windsor is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
    • Belden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Belden is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
    • North Colesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • North Colesville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
    • Edson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Edson is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • East Guilford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
    • Mount Upton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bainbridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Yaleville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Yaleville is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
    • Afton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Guilford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lathams Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
    • Union Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
    • West Bainbridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
    • Nineveh Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
    • Haynes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Oxford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Wells Bridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Unadilla
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Otego
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Youmans Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
    • West Oneonta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • West Oneonta is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
    • Oneonta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Copes Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
    • West End
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • West End is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
    • Gilbertsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Colliersville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Morris
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Acidalia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Acidalia is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acidalia
    • Beaverkill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Beaverkill is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverkill
    • Roscoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lew Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
    • Long Eddy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Deckertown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Deckertown is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckertown
    • Hankins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Livingston Manor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Brandt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brandt is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
    • Lanesboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lanesboro is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <1>
    • Oakland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakland is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
    • Susquehanna Depot
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
    • Susquehanna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayne County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.
    • Sherman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sherman is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Lakewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Starrucca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • High Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • High Lake is located in Wayne County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Northfield, see our County-by-County Page for Northfield.

Cemeteries Near Northfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northfield.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Northfield - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Northfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.

  • Northfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Plymouth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Windfall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Olmsted Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Carroll Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Austin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • The Knoll Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lower East Masonville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Walton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Congregational Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • East Sidney Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (321 more) ...
    • Feak Hollow - Jamieson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Feak Hollow Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Arabia Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Northfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Northfield.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Northfield, with the one closest to Northfield listed first.

  • Loomis
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Loomis is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
  • Franklin Depot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklin Depot is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Depot
  • Merrickville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Merrickville is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
  • Sidney Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tacoma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Trout Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Masonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • East Masonville is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Masonville
  • Walton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • East Sidney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • East Sidney is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sidney
  • Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mundale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mundale is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
  • Youngs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Youngs is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ivanhoe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Ivanhoe is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Beerston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Beerston is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beerston
    • Wells Bridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Northfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Northfield.

Newspapers Published in Northfield ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northfield, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Northfield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Northfield:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Northfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Northfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.