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Welcome to Porters ...So far, we found very little information about Porters. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Porters to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Porters, please Contact Us. Porters would have been located within present day Henry County<2>. The location of Porters has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Porters, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1888. While the community is gone, the present day location for Porters is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Porters was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The location where Porters once stood is in the (731) area code. Communities Also Named Porters ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Porters: This one is located in Henry County and the other is located in Maury County. Beyond Tennessee, there are 13 communities that are also named Porters - they are located in Georgia (2), Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Pennsylvania (3), Virginia (2) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Porters. Communities near Porters ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Porters.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Porters. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Porters. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Porters. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Porters. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Porters. See our Newspapers Page for Porters. Adding Porters to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Porters in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Porters was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888). We also found Porters in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Porters. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Henry County: www.henryco.com/ The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/ Footnotes ...
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