Welcome to Port Allen ...

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

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

Port Allen would have been located within present day Muscatine County<2>.

The location of Port Allen has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Allen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

A typical abbreviation for Port Allen: Prt. Allen

While the community is gone, the present day location for Port Allen is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities Also Named Port Allen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Port Allen - they are located in Hawaii and Louisiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Port Allen.

Communities near Port Allen ...

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

• Muscatine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscatine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatine
  • Muscatine is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscatine <5>
• Washington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• West Liberty
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <5>
• Wapello
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
  • Wapello is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
• Columbus Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Junction
  • Columbus Junction is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Junction <5>
• Lone Tree
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
  • Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <5>
• Winfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
• Riverside
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <5>
• Fruitland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
• Hills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
  • Hills is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <5>

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

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

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

Adding Port Allen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Allen in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Port Allen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Port Allen post office opened in 1848.

We also found Port Allen in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Allen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Muscatine County: www.co.muscatine.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/