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 in 1895, Portis had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Portis had a population of 92 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portis, with the one closest to Portis listed first.
- Harlan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Osborne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Downs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gaylord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Cawker City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dentonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dentonia is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentonia
- Cedar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Alton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bellaire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lebanon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Athol
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ionia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ionia is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Covert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Covert is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Glen Elder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woodston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Esbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cora is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Kensington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
- Kirwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Vincent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Vincent is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Otego
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Otego is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otego
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 Portis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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