Welcome to Portage Center ...

Portage Center is located in Hancock County<1>.

The location of Portage Center has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Portage Center: POR-tage<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Portage Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Portage Center: Portage Ctr. (or less commonly used: Portage Cen., Portage Cent. or Portage Cntr.)

Portage Center is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Portage Center lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Portage Center ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Portage Center.

• Findlay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
  • Findlay is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Findlay <5>
• Bowling Green
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <5>
• Fostoria
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
  • Fostoria is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fostoria <5>
• Ottawa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • Ottawa is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <5>
• Bluffton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <5>
• North Baltimore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Baltimore
  • North Baltimore is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Baltimore <5>
• Leipsic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
  • Leipsic is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leipsic <5>
• Deshler
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
  • Deshler is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <5>
• Weston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <5>
• McComb
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McComb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
  • McComb is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Portage Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Portage Center.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Portage Center. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Portage Center.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Portage Center. See our Newspapers Page for Portage Center.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Portage Center ...

Looking for more information about Portage Center? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Portage Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Portage Center.

Adding Portage Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Portage Center in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Portage Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Portage Center on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Portage Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Portage Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/