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 Portland Mills had a population of 178 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portland Mills, with the one closest to Portland Mills listed first.
- Hollandsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hollandsburg is located in Parke County
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- Morton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Milligan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milligan is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan
- Clinton Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton Falls is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Falls
- Bellmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Ferndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
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- Russellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Vivalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vivalia is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivalia
- Fincastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fincastle is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Guion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Waveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Judson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Mansfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brick Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brick Chapel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Chapel
- Raccoon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Raccoon is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Parkersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parkersburg is located in Montgomery County
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- Browns Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Browns Valley is located in Montgomery County
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- Nyesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Byron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Bainbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Carpentersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carpentersville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
- Lapland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lapland is located in Montgomery County
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- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Rockville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bridgeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Greencastle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roachdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
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 Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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