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Welcome to Porters ...So far, we found very little information about Porters. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Porters to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Porters, please Contact Us. Porters would have been located within present day Allegany County<2>. The location of Porters has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While the community is gone, the present day location for Porters is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Porters was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The location where Porters once stood is in the (301) & (240)<5> area codes. Communities Also Named Porters ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Porters: This one is located in Allegany County and the other is located in Carroll County. Beyond Maryland, there are 13 communities that are also named Porters - they are located in Georgia (2), Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee (2), Virginia (2) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Porters. Communities near Porters ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Porters.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Porters. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Porters. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Porters. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Porters. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Porters. See our Newspapers Page for Porters. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Allegany County: www.gov.allconet.org/ The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/ Footnotes ...
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