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>
While we didn't find Porterfield in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Porterfield. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Porterfield listed first.
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Varna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Toluca
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wenona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lostant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lostant is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lostant has also been known as:
- Lost Ant
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <2>
- Mount Palatine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
- La Rose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rutland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Garfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Tonica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leonore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Florid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Florid is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid
- Ticona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ticona is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticona
- Granville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lacon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Washburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsman is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsman
- Lowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Hennepin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Minonk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vermilionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
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 Porterfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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