Welcome to Porterfield ...

Porterfield is located in Oxford County<1>.

The location of Porterfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Porterfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Porterfield is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Porterfield lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Porterfield is within the boundaries of the (207) area code.

Communities Also Named Porterfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Porterfield - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Porterfield.

Communities near Porterfield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Porterfield.

• Conway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Carroll County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
• Bridgton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgton
  • Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgton <4>
• Wakefield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Carroll County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <4>
• Ossipee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossipee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
  • Ossipee is located in Carroll County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossipee <4>
• Naples
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Naples is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <4>
• Limington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limington
  • Limington is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limington <4>
• Fryeburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fryeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg
  • Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fryeburg <4>
• Tamworth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamworth
  • Tamworth is located in Carroll County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamworth <4>
• Limerick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
  • Limerick is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limerick <4>
• Harrison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>

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 Porterfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Porterfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Porterfield. 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 Porterfield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Porterfield. See our Newspapers Page for Porterfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Porterfield ...

Looking for more information about Porterfield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Porterfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Porterfield.

Adding Porterfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Porterfield 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 for Porterfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Porterfield post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Porterfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Porterfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/