Northfield, Texas, Motley County. (original) (raw)

History on a Pinhead
Bitter Lake was the town�s original name, but storekeeper D. Cook renamed it after his Minnesota hometown when the community was granted a post office in 1890.
Northfield had a population of 25 in 1946 which it continued to use for the 1980 census. It was reported as 15 in 1990 and again in 2000.




1907 Motley County Postal map showing Northfield.
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
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