Welcome to Porterville ...

So far, we found very little information about Porterville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Porterville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Porterville, please Contact Us.

Porterville would have been located within present day Grant County<2>.

The location of Porterville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Porterville is 4,670 feet [1,423 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Porterville is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Porterville was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Porterville would have been located in the (541) & (458)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Porterville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Porterville - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Porterville ...

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

• Sumpter
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
  • Sumpter is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumpter <6>
• Cabell City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabell City
  • Cabell City is located in Grant County
• Greenhorn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
  • Greenhorn is located in Baker County
• Bourne
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
  • Bourne is located in Baker County
• Whitney ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Whitney is located in Baker County
• Austin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Grant County
• Bates
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
  • Bates is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bates <6>
• Susanville ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanville
  • Susanville is located in Grant County
• Pocahontas ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Baker County
• Galena
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Grant County

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/