Do you know of Porter's ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Porter's. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Porter's.<1>
We found mention of Porter's as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Communities Also Named Porter's ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Porter's.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Porter's.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Clearfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Porter's [Clearfield County].
- York County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Porter's [York County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Hall County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Porter's [Hall County].
- Wilkes County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Porter's [Wilkes County].
- Indiana
- Tippecanoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Porter's [Tippecanoe County].
- Kentucky
- Bourbon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Porter's [Bourbon County].
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Porter's [Allegany County].
- Carroll County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Porter's [Carroll County].
- Tennessee
- Henry County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Porter's [Henry County].
- Maury County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Porter's [Maury County].
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Porter's [Albemarle County].
- Spotsylvania County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Porter's [Spotsylvania County].
- Wisconsin
- Rock County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Porter's [Rock County].
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Porter's ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Porter's:
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Porter's - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned
Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
More Orphans in Allegheny County ...
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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Allegheny County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Porter's could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
