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

Northfield Tx Cemetery

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.

Northfield Tx Closed Church of Christ

Northfield Tx Closed Church Corner Stone

Northfield Tx Closed School

Motley County Texas 1907 Postal map

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

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