Welcome to Northfield ...

Northfield is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Northfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Northfield is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Northfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Northfield - they are located in British Columbia, Connecticut (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Ontario (3), Quebec, Texas (2), Vermont and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Northfield ...

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

• Black River Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
• Osseo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
• Whitehall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
• Augusta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
• Blair
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Blair is located in Trempealeau County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
• Independence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Independence is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
• Strum
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Strum is located in Trempealeau County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
• Fairchild
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
• Merrillan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Merrillan is located in Jackson County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
• Alma Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Alma Center is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people

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 Northfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Northfield.

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

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

Adding Northfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Northfield 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 Northfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Northfield post office opened in 1879. The Northfield post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Northfield.