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Welcome to Porter ...

Porter is located in Jefferson County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Porter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Porter is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Porter lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Porter: (205) & (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Porter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Porter - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Porter ...

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

  • Birmingham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Vestavia Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bessemer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Homewood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Homewood is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,174 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <5>
  • Hueytown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Gardendale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jasper
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,578 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Grove <5>
  • Fultondale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultondale
    • Fultondale is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,269 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultondale <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Porter ...

Looking for more information about Porter? 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 Porter, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Porter.

Adding Porter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Porter 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 Porter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Porter post office opened in 1880.

We also found Porter in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Porter.

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Porter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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