Do you know of Porterfield ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Porterfield. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Porterfield.

Our sources for Porterfield (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Porterfield other than they indicate that Porterfield would be found somewhere in Venango County, Pennsylvania.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1838 and closed  in 1902.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Porterfield ...

We found six communities that share the name Porterfield.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Porterfield is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Madison County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Porterfield [Madison County].
  • Illinois
    • Marshall County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Porterfield [Marshall County].
  • Maine
    • Oxford County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Porterfield [Oxford County].
  • Ohio
    • Washington County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Porterfield [Washington County].
  • Tennessee
    • Cannon County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Porterfield [Cannon County].
  • Wisconsin
    • Marinette County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Porterfield [Marinette County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Porterfield ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Porterfield:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Porterfield - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

More Orphans in  Venango County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Venango County.