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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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
    • Fenwick is located in Salem County
  • Mowers
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mowers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowers
    • Mowers is located in Salem County
  • Riddleton
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riddleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
    • Riddleton is located in Salem County
  • Oakland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Salem County
  • Sharptown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharptown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
    • Sharptown is located in Salem County
  • Yorktown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
    • Yorktown is located in Salem County
  • Acton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Acton is located in Salem County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
    • Paulding is located in Salem County
  • Point Airy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Airy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Airy
    • Point Airy is located in Salem County
  • Quinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
    • Quinton is located in Salem County
  • Friesburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Aldine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aldine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
    • Aldine is located in Salem County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Aldine
    • From Portertown to Aldine
  • Daretown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daretown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daretown
    • Daretown is located in Salem County
  • Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shirley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shirley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Shirley is located in Salem County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Shirley
    • From Portertown to Shirley
  • Whig Lane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whig Lane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane
    • Whig Lane is located in Salem County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Whig Lane
    • From Portertown to Whig Lane
  • Harrisonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
    • Harrisonville is located in Gloucester County
  • Auburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cohansey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cohansey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey
    • Cohansey is located in Cumberland County
  • Hancocks Bridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Harmersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmersville
    • Harmersville is located in Salem County
  • Perkintown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkintown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkintown
    • Perkintown is located in Salem County
  • Ferrell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
    • Ferrell is located in Gloucester County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ferrell
    • From Portertown to Ferrell
  • Pennsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

The official website for Salem County: www.salemco.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/

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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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