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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 Porterfield in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Porterfield. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Porterfield listed first.

  • Kezar Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
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  • South Hiram
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • South Hiram is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hiram
  • East Brownfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
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  • Brownfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • West Brownfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • West Brownfield is located in Oxford County
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  • Porter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Porter is located in Oxford County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
  • Hiram
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • East Freedom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Freedom is located in Carroll County (NH)
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  • Rankins Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
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  • East Hiram
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • East Hiram is located in Oxford County
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  • Freedom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Freedom is located in Carroll County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
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  • Cornish
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • West Baldwin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
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  • Snowville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Eaton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Eaton is located in Carroll County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
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  • Effingham Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Effingham Falls is located in Carroll County (NH)
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  • Effingham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • North Parsonsfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North Parsonsfield is located in York County
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  • Denmark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • West Denmark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • West Denmark is located in Oxford County
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  • East Madison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • East Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
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  • Center Effingham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Effingham is located in Carroll County (NH)
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  • Parsonsfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • East Parsonsfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • East Parsonsfield is located in York County
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  • Fryeburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • East Denmark
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • East Denmark is located in Oxford County
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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 Porterfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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