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 in 1895, Porter had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Evergreen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Gallia County
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- Eno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eno is located in Gallia County
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- Kerr
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
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- Vinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rowlesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rowlesville is located in Gallia County
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- Rodney
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
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- Bulaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bulaville is located in Gallia County
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- Rio Grande
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mills is located in Gallia County
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- Ewington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
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- Addison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Addison is located in Gallia County
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- Kyger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
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- Durgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Durgan is located in Gallia County
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- Edna ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
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- Thurman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thurman is located in Gallia County
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- Cora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
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- Hanesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hanesville is located in Meigs County
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- Salem Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Salem Center is located in Meigs County
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- Alice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
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- Gallipolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Point Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cheshire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Langsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
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- Orpheus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Orpheus is located in Jackson County
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- Wilkesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
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- Gallipolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gallipolis is located in Mason County (WV)
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- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maggie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maggie is located in Mason County (WV)
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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 Porter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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