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 Portland had a population of 1,678 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Portland had a population of 4,011 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portland, with the one closest to Portland listed first.
- Collins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Collins is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Westphalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Sebewa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mulliken
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hoytville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hoytville is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Muir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pewamo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wacousta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wacousta is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacousta
- Woodbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Ledge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Riley is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Ionia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shaytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shaytown is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaytown
- South Riley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Riley is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Riley
- Fowler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Odessa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Matherton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Woodland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gresham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hubbardston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- De Witt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Woods Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saranac
(16 miles [25.7 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 Portland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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