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 Portland had a population of 500 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Portland had a population of 382 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portland, with the one closest to Portland listed first.
- Sunshine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunshine is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Snyder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Snyder is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Parkdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trafalgar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trafalgar is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafalgar
- Berea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berea is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Lake Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hudspeth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hudspeth is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudspeth
- Hamburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Scipio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scipio is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Jones
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kilbourne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Lake is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Dermott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Baxter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Baxter is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Collins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fountain Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeport is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Refuge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Refuge is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Bonita
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Halley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Halley is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halley
- Elon ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elon is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Lacey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chatham is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Lake Washington ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Washington is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Washington
- Milo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Milo is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
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. |
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