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 Porter in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Porter. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Diehlstadt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Blodgett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blodgett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Bertrand
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Morley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Sikeston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willard is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- New Hamburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Commerce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little River is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Samos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Samos is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samos
- Morehouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- East Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whiting
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whiting is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Olive Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kelso
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Henson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henson is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson
- Caney Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Ogden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Cairo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
- Unity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hodges Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Thebes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
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 Porter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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