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 Portertown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Portertown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Portertown listed first.
- Fenwick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fenwick is located in Salem County
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- Mowers
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mowers is located in Salem County
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- Riddleton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
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- Oakland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Salem County
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- Sharptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sharptown is located in Salem County
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- Yorktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yorktown is located in Salem County
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- Acton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Penton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alloway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paulding
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Paulding is located in Salem County
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- Point Airy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Point Airy is located in Salem County
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- Quinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Friesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aldine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Daretown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Daretown is located in Salem County
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- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whig Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harrisonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisonville is located in Gloucester County
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- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cohansey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cohansey is located in Cumberland County
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- Hancocks Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harmersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harmersville is located in Salem County
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- Perkintown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perkintown is located in Salem County
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- Ferrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pennsville
(9 miles [14.5 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 Portertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |