Northcote, Minnesota Explained

Official Name:Northcote
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Minnesota#USA
Pushpin Label:Northcote
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Minnesota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kittson County
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Hampden
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:804
Coordinates:48.8453°N -97.0011°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:56728
Area Code:218
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:648713

Northcote [1] is an unincorporated community in Hampden Township, Kittson County, Minnesota, United States.

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]

Jeff and Annette Homstad are the only remaining current residents of Northcote Mn.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minnesota Pronunciation Guide . . July 4, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722194213/http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html . July 22, 2011 .
  2. Web site: The Birth Of Northcote, Minnesota. Reese. Vanessa R.. rootsweb.
  3. Web site: Kittson County . Jim Forte Postal History . 17 July 2015.
  4. Book: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 279.