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Welcome to Portland Station ...

So far, we found very little information about Portland Station. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Portland Station to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Portland Station, please Contact Us.

Portland Station would have been located within present day Anne Arundel County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Portland Station: Portland Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Portland Station is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Portland Station was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Portland Station ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Portland Station - it's located in Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Portland Station.

Communities near Portland Station ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Portland Station.

  • Baltimore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bowie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <4>
  • Annapolis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • College Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
  • Greenbelt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <4>
  • Hyattsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Takoma Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • New Carrollton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bladensburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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 Portland Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Portland Station.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Portland Station. 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 Portland Station.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Portland Station. See our Newspapers Page for Portland Station.

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 Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Anne Arundel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Portland Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.