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Welcome to Porterfield ...

Porterfield is located in Washington County<1>.

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

Porterfield is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Porterfield: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Porterfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Porterfield - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Porterfield.

Communities near Porterfield ...

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

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 Porterfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Porterfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Porterfield. 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 Porterfield.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Porterfield ...

Looking for more information about Porterfield? 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 Porterfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Porterfield.

Adding Porterfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Porterfield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Porterfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Porterfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Porterfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Porterfield area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.