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>
While we didn't find Porter Creek in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Porter Creek. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Porter Creek listed first.
- Tenmile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Olalla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olalla is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olalla
- Brockway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brockway is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
- Lookingglass
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lookingglass is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookingglass
- Reston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reston is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reston
- Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Camas Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ruckles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ruckles is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckles
- Melrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Roseburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riddle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riddle is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
- Former names for Riddle:
- Riddles
- Riddlesburg
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- Myrtle Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cleveland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coles Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coles Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Valley
- Sitkum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sitkum is located in Coos County
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- Millwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Douglas County
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- Remote
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Creek ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Creek is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Stephens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stephens is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Days Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dora is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Glide
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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