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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Porters had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Porters, with the one closest to Porters listed first.
- Beloit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beloit is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
- Shopiere
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shopiere is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopiere
- Tiffany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tiffany is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
- Rockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Afton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Afton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Roscoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Roscoe is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <2>
- Hunter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Blaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine is located in Boone County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Emerald Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Allens Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Allens Grove is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove
- Janesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Argyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Argyle is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Fairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Hanover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Shirland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harlem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harlem is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Poplar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Darien
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Darien is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
- Johnstown Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Newark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newark is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Genet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Genet is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genet
- Capron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |