Welcome to Portage Old Fort ...

So far, we found very little information about Portage Old Fort. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Portage Old Fort to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Portage Old Fort, please Contact Us.

Portage Old Fort would have been located within present day Box Elder County<2>.

Time Zone: The area where Portage Old Fort was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Portage Old Fort ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Portage Old Fort.

Smithfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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- Smithfield is located in Cache County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,117 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Smithfield
- From Portage Old Fort to Smithfield
Tremonton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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- Tremonton is located in Box Elder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,462 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Portage Old Fort to Tremonton
Preston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Preston is located in Franklin County (ID)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
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Richmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Richmond is located in Cache County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
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Garland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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- Garland is located in Box Elder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,605 people
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- From Portage Old Fort to Garland
Malad City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malad City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Malad City is located in Oneida County (ID)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
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Lewiston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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- Lewiston is located in Cache County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
- Former names for Lewiston:
- Cub Hill
- Poverty Flat
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Portage Old Fort to Lewiston
Mendon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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- Mendon is located in Cache County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,382 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Portage Old Fort to Mendon
Elwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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- Elwood is located in Box Elder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elwood
- From Portage Old Fort to Elwood
Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Franklin is located in Franklin County (ID)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>

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 Portage Old Fort. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Portage Old Fort.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Portage Old Fort. 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 Portage Old Fort.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Portage Old Fort. See our Newspapers Page for Portage Old Fort.

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 Old Fort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Box Elder, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	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.