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 Portsmouth had a population of 12,394 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Portsmouth had a population of 19,744 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portsmouth, with the one closest to Portsmouth listed first.
- South Portsmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Frost
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Run is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Siloam
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Sciotoville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rushtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rushtown is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Limeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Limeville is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
- Wheelersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pond Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slocum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lombardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Lynn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lucasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gephart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gephart is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gephart
- Harrison Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henley is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Powellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Scioto Furnace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crabtree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crabtree is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
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 Portsmouth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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