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, Portersville had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portersville, with the one closest to Portersville listed first.
- Hamlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nye
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nye is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fudges Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sarah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sheridan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Myra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sweetland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Culloden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Ona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jenks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jenks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Griffithsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Griffithsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithsville
- Barboursville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bartram ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bartram is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram
- Garretts Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bowen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Teays
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilkerson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilkerson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkerson
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Cox Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cox Landing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Landing
- Swann
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Swann is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- Lesage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spurlockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
- Tornado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Athalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Proctorville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Guyandotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Portersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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