Welcome to Porterville ...

Porterville is located in Crawford County<1>.

The location of Porterville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Porterville is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Porterville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Porterville (for example, toward Merom (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Porterville is within the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Porterville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Porterville - they are located in Alabama, California, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Oregon, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Porterville ...

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

• Robinson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Robinson is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <4>
• Casey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
  • Casey is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <4>
• Oblong
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oblong
  • Oblong is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oblong <4>
• Palestine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <4>
• Martinsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
• Hutsonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutsonville
  • Hutsonville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutsonville <4>
• Flat Rock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <4>
• Sainte Marie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Marie
  • Sainte Marie is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Marie <4>
• Willow Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill
  • Willow Hill is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Hill <4>
• Merom
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merom
  • Merom is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merom <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Porterville ...

Looking for more information about Porterville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Porterville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Porterville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Porterville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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