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 Portsmouth had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Portsmouth had a population of 176 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portsmouth, with the one closest to Portsmouth listed first.
- Persia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Panama
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westphalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Union Burg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union Burg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Burg
- Yorkshire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harlan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shelby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Corley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Manteno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Manteno is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Logan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Neola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dunlap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Avoca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <2>
- Kirkman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Beebeetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beebeetown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebeetown
- Defiance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Irwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Pigeon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Underwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- York Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- York Center is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Hancock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Walnut
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Astor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Astor is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Buck Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Dow City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Portsmouth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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