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 Portland had a population of 367 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Portland had a population of 585 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portland, with the one closest to Portland listed first.
- Mayville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Murray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murray is located in Traill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Clifford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hatton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cummings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Reynolds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sherbrooke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kelso
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pickert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pickert is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickert
- Colgate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colgate is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colgate
- Hunter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Caledonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Thompson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kempton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Page
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grandin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nielsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nielsville is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
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 Portland, 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. |