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 Porterton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Porterton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Porterton listed first.
- Delay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Tula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tula is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tula
- Denmark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- University
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paris is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Taylor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Springdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
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- Lafayette Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
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- Alesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- College Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- College Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Water Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Toccopola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Banner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sarepta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Abbeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Valley is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
- Thaxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Randolph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Pontotoc County
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- Esperanza
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Esperanza is located in Pontotoc County
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- Etta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Etta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Wallace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wallace is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Velma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Gallway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gallway is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallway
- Darden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Cornersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Harmontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Central Academy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Central Academy is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Academy
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 Porterton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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