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.
- Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cottonville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Albemarle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Cedar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Palestine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Plyer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Mount Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Ansonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Wadeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Palmerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- New London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Uwharrie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Uwharrie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uwharrie
- Finger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Finger is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
- Olive Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Branch is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Mangum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Eldorado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Littles Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Littles Mill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Mill
- Troy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Blaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Georgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Pekin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Onvil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Onvil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onvil
- Ophir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Drys Mill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Drys Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drys Mill
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |