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 Portage Center had a population of 19 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portage Center, with the one closest to Portage Center listed first.
- McComb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Mortimer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mortimer is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Van Buren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Baltimore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deweyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Deweyville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Galatea
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Galatea is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatea
- Hoytville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Findlay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Bairdstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Oil Center ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oil Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Hammansburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Shawtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shawtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Benton Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Haney ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Haney is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haney
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Bloomdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cygnet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trombley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trombley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trombley
- Townwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Wingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wingston is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingston
- Bays
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bays is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Deshler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Portage Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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