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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 Porters Mill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Porters Mill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Porters Mill listed first.

  • Pughtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
    • Pughtown is located in Chester County
  • Slonaker
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slonaker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
    • Slonaker is located in Chester County
  • Coventryville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coventryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
    • Coventryville is located in Chester County
  • Sheeder
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheeder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheeder
    • Sheeder is located in Chester County
  • Cedarville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Chester County
  • Kenilworth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
    • Kenilworth is located in Chester County
  • Parker Ford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
    • Parker Ford is located in Chester County
  • Fricks Lock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fricks Lock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
    • Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
  • Pottstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Knauertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knauertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
    • Knauertown is located in Chester County
  • Nantmeal Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantmeal Village
    • Nantmeal Village is located in Chester County
  • Birchrunville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchrunville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchrunville
    • Birchrunville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birchrunville <4>
  • Stowe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stowe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowe
    • Stowe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stowe <4>
  • Linfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linfield
    • Linfield is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linfield <4>
  • Sanatoga
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanatoga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatoga
    • Sanatoga is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanatoga <4>
  • Bramcote
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bramcote. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
    • Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
  • Saint Peters
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Peters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peters
    • Saint Peters is located in Chester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peters <4>
  • Kimberton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberton
    • Kimberton is located in Chester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberton <4>
  • Spring City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Royersford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Trythall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trythall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trythall
    • Trythall is located in Chester County
  • East Nantmeal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Nantmeal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nantmeal
    • East Nantmeal is located in Chester County
  • Matthews
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Matthews. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
    • Matthews is located in Chester County
  • Chester Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pikeland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pikeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeland
    • Pikeland is located in Chester County
  • Hallman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallman
    • Hallman is located in Chester County
  • Merlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin
    • Merlin is located in Chester County
  • Ironsides
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironsides have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
    • Ironsides is located in Chester County
  • Cromby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromby
    • Cromby is located in Chester County
  • Mingo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mingo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
    • Mingo is located in Montgomery County
  • Douglassville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglassville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglassville
    • Douglassville is located in Berks County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglassville <4>
  • Bally
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bally have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bally
    • Bally is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bally <4>

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 Porters Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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