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 Portland in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Portland. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Portland listed first.
- Pratt ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt was located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Prophetstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Denrock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Denrock is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
- Spring Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Lyndon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Erie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Erie is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <2>
- Sands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sands is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Yorktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Hillsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hooppole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tampico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Round Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Round Grove is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Morrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Union Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Union Grove is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Garden Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Plain is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- Thomas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Como
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Como is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Joslin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Galt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Malvern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Malvern is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ustick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ustick is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ustick
- East Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Clinton is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
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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