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 Shelby County<2>.

The location of Northumberland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Northumberland is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Northumberland was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Northumberland once stood is in the (937) area code.

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, New York 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.

• Sidney
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <5>
• Wapakoneta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapakoneta
  • Wapakoneta is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wapakoneta <5>
• Saint Marys
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Saint Marys is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <5>
• Fort Shawnee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
  • Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
• New Bremen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen
  • New Bremen is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bremen <5>
• Minster
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minster
  • Minster is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minster <5>
• Spencerville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
  • Spencerville is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerville <5>
• Cridersville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cridersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cridersville
  • Cridersville is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cridersville <5>
• Fort Loramie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Loramie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loramie
  • Fort Loramie is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Loramie <5>
• Anna
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Anna is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Shelby County: www.co.shelby.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/