Welcome to Porter ...

Porter is located in Midland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Porter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Porter is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Porter lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Porter lies within the (989) area code.

Communities Also Named Porter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Porter: This one is located in Midland County and the other is located in Menominee County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 29 communities that are also named Porter - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Porter ...

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

• Midland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <3>
• Mount Pleasant
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <3>
• Alma
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
• Saint Louis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <3>
• Ithaca
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <3>
• Shepherd
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
  • Shepherd is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <3>
• Breckenridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Breckenridge is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <3>
• Coleman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  • Coleman is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleman <3>
• Sanford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <3>
• Merrill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Merrill is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Porter ...

Looking for more information about Porter? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Porter, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Porter.

Adding Porter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Porter in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Porter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Porter post office opened in 1869.

We also found Porter in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Porter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Porter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Midland County: www.co.midland.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/