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Welcome to North York ...

North York is located in Ashland County<1>.

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.<2>.

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).

Area Codes for North York: 715 & 534<3>

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)
    • Ashland is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
  • Mellen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mellen is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
  • Mason
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Mason is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Tannery Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Tannery Town is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Town
  • White City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • White City is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • White River is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
  • Cedar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
  • Odanah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Odanah is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odanah
  • Benoit
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Benoit is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
  • Moquah
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Moquah is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah

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 (so far) for North York was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the North York post office opened in 1907. The North York post office closed in 1912.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Ashland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North York - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the North York area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the North York area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/