Welcome to Portland ...
So far, we found very little information about Portland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Portland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Portland, please Contact Us.
Portland would have been located within present day Dallas County<2>.
The location of Portland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Portland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1821.
When the people of Portland referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Portlander<4>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Portland is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<5>.
Time Zone: The area where Portland was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Portland still existed, it would have been in the (334) area code.
Communities Also Named Portland ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Portland - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Portland.
Communities near Portland ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Portland.
- Selma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Selma is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <6>
- Camden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <6>
- Orrville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Orrville is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <6>
- Oak Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Boykin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Boykin is located in Wilcox County
- Crumptonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumptonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Carlowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Ackerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Belknap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Portland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Portland.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Portland. 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 Portland.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Portland. See our Newspapers Page for Portland.
Adding Portland to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Portland 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 Portland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Portland post office opened in 1821.
We also found Portland in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Portland.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 Portland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Dallas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Portland refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Portland may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <5> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Portland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |