Welcome to Northport ...

Northport is located in Waupaca County<1>.

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.<2>.

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)
  • Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
• Waupaca
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
• Clintonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
• Hortonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
• Weyauwega
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
• Black Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
• Manawa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Manawa is located in Waupaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
• Iola
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Iola is located in Waupaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
• Marion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Marion is located in Waupaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
• Shiocton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 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 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 (so far) for Northport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Northport post office opened in 1859. The Northport post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Northport.