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 Portland had a population of 158 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portland, with the one closest to Portland listed first.
- Sherman
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Skull Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ravenswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nesselroad ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nesselroad is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesselroad
- Hazael
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazael is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazael
- Great Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Great Bend is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
- Willowdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Topins Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Topins Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topins Grove
- Neptune
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Jackson County (WV)
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- Long Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Silverton is located in Jackson County (WV)
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- Murraysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Murraysville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
- Wilding
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Cedar
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lone Cedar is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Cedar
- Bashan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saxon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saxon is located in Meigs County
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- Racine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fayal ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fayal is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayal
- Medina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jerrys Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jerrys Run is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerrys Run
- Antiquity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Antiquity is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiquity
- Ripley Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley Landing is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Landing
- Sandyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Odaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lockhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lockhart is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Belleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belleville is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Reedsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reedsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Keno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Portland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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