Welcome to Northumberland ...

Northumberland is located in Saratoga County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Northumberland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1808.

Northumberland is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Northumberland: (518)

Communities Also Named Northumberland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Northumberland - they are located in Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Northumberland ...

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

• Saratoga Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
  • Saratoga Springs is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga Springs <4>
• Glens Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Falls
  • Glens Falls is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glens Falls <4>
• Hudson Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Falls
  • Hudson Falls is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson Falls <4>
• Ballston Spa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Spa
  • Ballston Spa is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballston Spa <4>
• Mechanicville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicville
  • Mechanicville is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicville <4>
• South Glens Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
  • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
• Hoosick Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Falls
  • Hoosick Falls is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoosick Falls <4>
• Fort Edward
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Edward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Edward
  • Fort Edward is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Edward <4>
• Corinth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Corinth is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <4>
• Cambridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <4>

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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northumberland ...

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

Adding Northumberland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Northumberland post office opened in 1808.

We also found Northumberland in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Northumberland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saratoga County: www.co.saratoga.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/