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, Porterfield had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Porterfield, with the one closest to Porterfield listed first.
- Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blennerhassett
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Hocking
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scott ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scott is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Lubeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dunham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dunham is located in Washington County
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- Veto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Veto is located in Washington County
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- Armenia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Armenia is located in Washington County
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- Belpre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fillmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Torch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Torch is located in Athens County
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- New England
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New England is located in Wood County (WV)
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- Dombey ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dombey is located in Wood County (WV)
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- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Wood County (WV)
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- Parkersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Youba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eli
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vienna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Napier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vincent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Constitution
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Constitution is located in Washington County
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- Fleming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fleming is located in Washington County
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- Dunbar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar is located in Washington County
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- Qualey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Qualey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualey
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 Porterfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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