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, Pori had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pori, with the one closest to Pori listed first.
- Greenland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Paynesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Trout Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kenton is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Bruce Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sidnaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ewen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ontonagon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Matchwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Matchwood is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matchwood
- Baraga
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Robbins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- L'Anse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vermilac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vermilac is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac
- Tamarack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tamarack is located in Gogebic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
- Tamarack has also been known as:
- Tamarack Lake
- Pequaming
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pequaming is located in Baraga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
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 Pori, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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