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 in 1895, Portal had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portal, with the one closest to Portal listed first.
- Amazon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Amazon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazon
- Wickes ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wickes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
- Comet ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Comet is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Comet has also been known as:
- High Ore
- Corbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corbin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Jefferson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Basin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Alhambra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
- Clancy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bernice is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Rimini ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
- Elk Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
- Montana City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Helena
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <2>
- East Helena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trask
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trask is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trask
- Clasoil
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clasoil is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clasoil
- Elliston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blossburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blossburg is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
- Birdseye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- Champion ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Champion is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Iron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Iron is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron
- Woodville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- East Butte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Butte is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Butte
- Townsend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Avon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Portal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |