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 in 1895, Portage had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portage, with the one closest to Portage listed first.
- Galena Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
- Aiken
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County
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- Galena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Donatus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smiths
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smiths is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- North Bellevue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Bellevue is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellevue
- Rodden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rodden is located in Jo Daviess County
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- Millbrig ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Millbrig is located in Jo Daviess County
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- Massey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Massey is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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- King
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- King is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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- Bellevue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blanding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blanding is located in Jo Daviess County
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- Menominee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Council Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Council Hill is located in Jo Daviess County
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- La Motte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sinsinawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sinsinawa is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinsinawa
- Hazel Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Cattese
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cattese is located in Dubuque County (IA)
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- Fair Play
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Play is located in Grant County (WI)
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- Strawbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Strawbridge is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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- Cottonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County (IA)
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- Elizabeth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Schapville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Schapville is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schapville
- Scales Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Diggings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Diggings is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
- East Dubuque
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Key West
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Key West is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key 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 Portage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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