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

Mill Fork ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Fork
- Mill Fork is located in Utah County
Tucker ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Tucker is located in Utah County
- Former name for Tucker:
- Clear Creek
Tucker ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Tucker is located in Utah County
- Former name for Tucker:
- Clear Creek
Thistle ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
- Thistle is located in Utah County
Soldier Summit ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Summit
- Soldier Summit is located in Wasatch County
Wallsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsburg
- Wallsburg is located in Wasatch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Former names for Wallsburg:
- Little Warm Valley
- Round Valley
- Wallsburg Fort
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Springville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Springville is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,572 people
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Spanish Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fork
- Spanish Fork is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,268 people
- Spanish Fork has also been known as:
- Spanish Fork City
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Provo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Provo is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116,295 people
- Former names for Provo:
- Fort Provo
- Fort Utah
- Provo has also been known as:
- Provo City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provo <3>
Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
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- Salem is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
Charleston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Wasatch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
Colton ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Colton is located in Utah County
Lakeview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Utah County
Heber City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber City
- Heber City is located in Wasatch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,574 people
- Heber City has also been known as:
- Heber
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber City <3>
Lake Shore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lake Shore is located in Utah County
Benjamin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
- Benjamin is located in Utah County
Payson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
- Payson is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,033 people
- Former names for Payson:
- Fort Peteetneet
- Pacen
- Peteetneet
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <3>
Hale ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Hale is located in Emery County
Indianola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
- Indianola is located in Sanpete County
Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in Wasatch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <3>
Woodland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Woodland is located in Summit County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <3>
Pleasant Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Grove <3>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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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 West Portal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	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.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	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.