Welcome to Portland ...

Portland is primarily located in Jefferson County<1>. A portion of Portland extends into Dodge County.

When the people of Portland refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Portlander<2>

Portland is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Portland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Portland: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Monroe County.

Beyond Wisconsin, there are 32 communities that are also named Portland - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Portland.

Communities near Portland ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Portland.

• Sun Prairie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
• Watertown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Watertown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
• Beaver Dam
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
• Fort Atkinson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
• DeForest
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • DeForest is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
• Jefferson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
• Windsor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Windsor is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
• Cottage Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
• Lake Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
• Columbus
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Columbus is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people

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

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

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