Welcome to Porters ...

Porters is located in Rock County<1>.

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 in a book dated 1895.

Porters is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Porters lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Porters ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Porters - they are located in Georgia (2), Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee (2) and Virginia (2).

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.

• Rockford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Rockford is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <3>
• 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
• 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
• Belvidere
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Belvidere is located in Boone County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <3>
• Loves Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Loves Park is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loves Park <3>
• Machesney Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Machesney Park is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machesney Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machesney Park <3>
• 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 <3>
• Harvard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Harvard is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <3>
• Delavan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Delavan is located in Walworth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
• South Beloit
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • South Beloit is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beloit
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Beloit <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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Porters ...

Looking for more information about Porters? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Porters, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Porters.

Adding Porters to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Porters in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Porters was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Porters.