Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Portersville had a population of 87 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portersville, with the one closest to Portersville listed first.
- Loveless
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Loveless is located in DeKalb County
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- Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
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- Collinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collbran
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Collbran is located in DeKalb County
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- Wills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wills is located in DeKalb County
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- Dawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
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- Sand Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Cotnam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
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- Lydia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lydia is located in DeKalb County
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- Leonard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leonard is located in Cherokee County
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- Floy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
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- Luna ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
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- Skirum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Skirum is located in DeKalb County
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- Crossville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chumley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chumley is located in DeKalb County
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- Mackey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mackey is located in Cherokee County
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- Leesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Round Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Round Mountain is located in Cherokee County
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- Fort Payne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chavies
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
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- Luttrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
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- Geraldine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
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- Hurley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hurley is located in Cherokee County
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- Ten Broeck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ten Broeck is located in DeKalb County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Portersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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