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Welcome to Porters Corner ...

Porters Corner is located in Granite County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Porters Corner: Porters Cor. (or less commonly used: Porters Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Porters Corner for more information about variations on the name of Porters Corner.

Porters Corner is 5,400 feet [1,646 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Porters Corner is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Porters Corner lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Porters Corner: 406

Communities near Porters Corner ...

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

  • Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Anaconda - Deer Lodge County is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,204 people
  • Philipsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgetown is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Southern Cross ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Southern Cross is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Cross
  • Granite ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Granite is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Cable City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cable City is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable City
  • Stump Town
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stump Town is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
  • Stone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Stone is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
  • Sunnyside
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunnyside is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Anaconda
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Porters Corner ...

Looking for more information about Porters Corner? 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 Porters Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Porters Corner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Granite, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Porters Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.