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 Portage had a population of 53 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Portage had a population of 49,787 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portage, with the one closest to Portage listed first.
- Schoolcraft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vicksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pavilion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pavilion is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion
- Kalamazoo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oshtemo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Comstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Flowerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flowerfield is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerfield
- Scotts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Galesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Cooper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mattawan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Parkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cooper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Almena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Howardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Howardsville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Alamo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Climax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mendon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Richland Junction is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Junction
- West Leroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yorkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kendall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paw Paw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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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