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 Porter had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Corbit
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Corbit is located in New Castle County
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- Keeney
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Keeney is located in New Castle County
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- Red Lion
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Red Lion is located in New Castle County
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- Kirkwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bear
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Saint Georges
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reybold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reybold is located in New Castle County
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- Summit Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
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- Wilson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County
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- Iron Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Hill is located in New Castle County
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- Delaware City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pencader
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pencader is located in New Castle County
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- Christiana
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ogletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County
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- Ruthby
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County
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- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in New Castle County
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- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in New Castle County
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- Newark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- McDonough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County
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- Choate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Choate is located in New Castle County
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- New Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bank ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Elkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Porter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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