Welcome to Porter ...

Porter is located in Clay County<1>.

The location of Porter has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Porter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Porter is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Porter lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Porter: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Porter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Porter: This one is located in Clay County and the other is located in Tucker County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 29 communities that are also named Porter - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Porter ...

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

• Clendenin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
  • Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <5>
• Clay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Clay is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <5>
• Pigeon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
  • Pigeon is located in Roane County
• Elkhurst
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
  • Elkhurst is located in Clay County
• Reamer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reamer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
  • Reamer is located in Kanawha County
• Falling Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
  • Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
• Valley Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
  • Valley Fork is located in Clay County
• Hartland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Hartland is located in Clay County
• Youngs Bottom
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
  • Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
• Coco
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
  • Coco is located in Kanawha County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Porter ...

Looking for more information about Porter? 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 Porter, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Porter.

Adding Porter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Porter 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 for Porter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Porter post office opened in 1896.

We also found Porter on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Porter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Porter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/