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 in 1895, Porter had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Loop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Loop is located in Indiana County
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- North Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Point is located in Indiana County
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- Dora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dora is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Hamilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hamilton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Ringgold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ringgold is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- McWilliams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sprankle Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sprankle Mills is located in Jefferson County
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- Timblin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Eddyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Smicksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Freedom is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- Trade City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trade City is located in Indiana County
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- Valier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
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- Worthville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Belknap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belknap is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Denton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Denton is located in Indiana County
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- Georgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
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- Horatio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Horatio is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
- Frostburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frostburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
- Pansy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Langville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Putneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
- Barnards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barnards is located in Armstrong County
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- Covode
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Covode is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covode
- Oliveburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Coolspring
(8 miles [12.9 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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