Welcome to Northport ...
Northport is located in Waupaca County<1>.
The location of Northport has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Northport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.
Northport is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Northport lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Northport ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Northport: This one is located in Waupaca County and the other is located in Door County.
Beyond Wisconsin, there are 11 communities that are also named Northport - they are located in Alabama, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Northport.
Communities near Northport ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Northport.
- Fox Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Waupaca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Clintonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Hortonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Weyauwega
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Black Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Manawa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Iola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Marion
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Shiocton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Northport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Northport.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Northport. 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 Northport.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Northport. See our Newspapers Page for Northport.
Adding Northport to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Northport 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 Northport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Northport post office opened in 1859.
We also found Northport in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Northport.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waupaca County: www.co.waupaca.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waupaca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Northport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |