Welcome to North York ...

North York is located in Ashland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of North York, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

A typical abbreviation for North York: N. York

North York is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: North York lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from North York, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for North York: (715) and (534)<4>

Communities Also Named North York ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named North York - they are located in Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near North York ...

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

• Ashland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
• Mellen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
  • Mellen is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
• Mason
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Bayfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
• Tannery Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tannery Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Town
  • Tannery Town is located in Ashland County
• White City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Ashland County
• Cedar
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
  • Cedar is located in Iron County
• Odanah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odanah
  • Odanah is located in Ashland County
• Benoit
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
  • Benoit is located in Bayfield County
• Moquah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
  • Moquah is located in Bayfield County
• Sutherland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
  • Sutherland is located in Bayfield 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 North York. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North York.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North York ...

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

Adding North York to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North York post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North York.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ashland County: www.co.ashland.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/