Northcote, Minnesota

Northcote is an unincorporated community in Hampden Township, Kittson County, Minnesota, United States.

Northcote
Unincorporated community
Northcote
Location of the community of Northcote
within Hampden Township, Kittson County
Northcote
Northcote (the United States)
Coordinates: 48°50′43″N 97°00′04″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyKittson County
TownshipHampden
Elevation
804 ft (245 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56728
Area code(s)218
GNIS feature ID648713[1]

The community is located along U.S. Highway 75 near Kittson County Road 4. Nearby places include Hallock and Lancaster. The North Branch of Two Rivers flows nearby.

It was founded as a center of commerce for the surrounding farms and has slowly dwindled in population over the years. There are no records that the settlement was ever incorporated into a village. The settlement was in the heart of a great farming area.[2]

A post office called Northcote was established in 1881, and remained in operation until 1974.[3] The community was named for Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh (1818-1887), a British politician.[4]

References
  1. "Northcote, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Reese, Vanessa R. "The Birth Of Northcote, Minnesota". rootsweb.
  3. "Kittson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  4. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 279.



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