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>
While we didn't find Porterwood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Porterwood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Porterwood listed first.
- Pleasant Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bretz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bretz is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretz
- Parsons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Hendricks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Saint George
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint George is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Auvil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Auvil is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvil
- Kerens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kerens is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerens
- Texas ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Texas is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Whyte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kirt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kirt is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirt
- Gilman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lead Mine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lead Mine is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Mine
- Leadsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Faulkner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Faulkner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Alpena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alpena is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
- Coketon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hannahsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hannahsville is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahsville
- Meadowville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Meadowville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Flora ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Flora is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Elkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dryfork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Furnace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kalamazoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Porterwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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