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 Portage had a population of 564 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Portage had a population of 2,351 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portage, with the one closest to Portage listed first.
- Sonman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Puritan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bens Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Summerhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ehrenfeld
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lucket
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucket is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucket
- Munster
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cassandra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cassandra is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- South Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dunlo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cresson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Noel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Noel is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Salix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ebensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kaylor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kaylor is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Wildwood Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
- Loretto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mineral Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vinco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pavia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gallitzin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pindleton
(10 miles [16.1 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 Portage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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