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 had a population of 438 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Portage had a population of 490 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portage, with the one closest to Portage listed first.
- Mermill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mermill is located in Wood County
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- Rudolph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rudolph is located in Wood County
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- Digby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Digby is located in Wood County
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- Bays
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bays is located in Wood County
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- Mungen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mungen is located in Wood County
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- Bowling Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trombley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trombley is located in Wood County
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- Wingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wingston is located in Wood County
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- Cygnet
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jerry City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Six Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
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- Haney ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haney is located in Wood County
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- Hammansburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
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- Oil Center ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oil Center is located in Wood County
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- New Rochester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Rochester is located in Wood County
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- Sugar Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sugar Ridge is located in Wood County
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- Weston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Scotch Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scotch Ridge is located in Wood County
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- Tontogany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Baltimore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Millgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Millgrove is located in Wood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Woodside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodside is located in Wood County
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- Dunbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dunbridge is located in Wood County
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- Milton Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Custar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hull Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hull Prairie is located in Wood County
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- Haskins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Galatea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Galatea is located in Wood County
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- Bairdstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Hatton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton is located in Wood County
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- Bradner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fenton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fenton is located in Wood County
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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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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