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 Porters in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Porters. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Porters listed first.
- Rawlings
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bier
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bier is located in Allegany County
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- Black Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Oak is located in Allegany County
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- Pinto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Brady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brady is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Cresaptown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vale Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vale Summit is located in Allegany County
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- Dawson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson is located in Allegany County
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- Seymour
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seymour is located in Mineral County (WV)
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- Ocean
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
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- Midland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Lonaconing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Borden Shaft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
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- Reeses Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reeses Mill is located in Mineral County (WV)
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- Carlos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carlos is located in Allegany County
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- Clarysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clarysville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Eckhart Mines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eckhart Mines is located in Allegany County
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- Barton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barton is located in Allegany County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Keyser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frostburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Patterson Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Patterson Creek is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Creek
- Westernport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Piedmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Morantown is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morantown
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 Porters, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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