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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 had a population of 3,725 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Portland had a population of 5,992 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portland, with the one closest to Portland listed first.

  • Antiville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Blaine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Collett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Brice
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Brice is located in Jay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
  • Corkwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Corkwell is located in Jay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corkwell
  • Kitt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kitt is located in Jay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitt
  • Greene
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Como
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Como is located in Jay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Bluff Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Boundary City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Salamonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Salamonia is located in Jay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
  • Westchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Westchester is located in Jay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
  • Pony
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • New Mount Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • New Mount Pleasant is located in Jay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mount Pleasant
  • Poling
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Poling is located in Jay County
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  • Bryant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Powers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Powers is located in Jay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
  • New Pittsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pennville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Redkey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridgeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Deerfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Deerfield is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
  • Fort Recovery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Randolph
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Randolph is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Padua
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Padua is located in Mercer County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
  • New Corydon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Corydon is located in Jay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Corydon
  • Jay City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Geneva
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Balbec
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Balbec is located in Jay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balbec

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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