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 78 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portland, with the one closest to Portland listed first.
- Mason City Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cameron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mason City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nora Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rock Falls is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Plymouth Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burchinal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rockford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rudd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Creamery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Swaledale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kensett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kensett is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Sheffield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sheffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Bolan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Marble Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fertile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Orchard is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Mitchell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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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