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 a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portal, with the one closest to Portal listed first.
- Papillion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chalco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Richfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Millard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Omaha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Omaha is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Omaha
- Omaha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
- Omaha has also been known as:
- Omaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <2>
- Gilmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Gretna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cullom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cullom is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Bellevue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Avery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Cedar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- La Platte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Irvington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Irvington is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Elkhorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oreapolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oreapolis is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreapolis
- Council Bluffs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Briggs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Bennington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hentons is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Folsom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Plattsmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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. |
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