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, Portage had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portage, with the one closest to Portage listed first.
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Castle Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Castle Hill is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Perham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Washburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Masardis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Masardis is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masardis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Eagle Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Sweden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Presque Isle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oxbow
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Caribou
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jemtland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jemtland is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jemtland
- Parkhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Parkhurst is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhurst
- Roberts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Roberts is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- North Lyndon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Lyndon is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lyndon
- Wallagrass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wallagrass is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallagrass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- East Lyndon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Lyndon is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyndon
- Hurd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hurd is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd
- Acadia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Acadia is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
- Easton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Easton is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
- Westfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Maple Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is also located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
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 Portage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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