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 Porter Crossroads in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Porter Crossroads. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Porter Crossroads listed first.
- Hurlburt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hurlburt is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlburt
- Boone Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Palmer is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- Leroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aylesworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deep River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Sedley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sedley is located in Porter County
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- Valparaiso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ainsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ainsworth is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
- Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Kouts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Merrillville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hobart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orchard Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Grove is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
- Crisman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crisman is located in Porter County
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- Suman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liverpool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Babcock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McCool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McCool is located in Porter County
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- Willow Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lottaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Porter Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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