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Welcome to East Port ...

So far, we found very little information about East Port. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added East Port to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with East Port, please Contact Us.


East Port would have been located within present day Fremont County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for East Port: E. Port

While the community is gone, the present day location for East Port is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where East Port was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where East Port was located: 712

Communities near East Port ...

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

  • Auburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Auburn is located in Nemaha County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
  • Syracuse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Hamburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sidney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tabor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Peru
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Peru is located in Nemaha County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <4>
  • Murray
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Farragut
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Riverton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Avoca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Avoca is located in Cass County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <4>

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

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

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

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 East Port, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Fremont, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Port - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.