Porter, Pennsylvania

Porter is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[1]

History

A post office called Porter was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1973.[2] The community is located in Porter Township, which was named for Commodore David Porter.[3]

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Porter, Pennsylvania
"Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 473.

Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Brookville
Boroughs	Big Run Brockway Brookville Corsica Falls Creek‡ Punxsutawney Reynoldsville Summerville Sykesville Timblin Worthville
Townships	Barnett Beaver Bell Clover Eldred Gaskill Heath Henderson Knox McCalmont Oliver Perry Pine Creek Polk Porter Ringgold Rose Snyder Union Warsaw Washington Winslow Young
CDP	Crenshaw
Other unincorporated communities	Adrian Mines Alaska Allens Mills Anita Baxter Beechtree Beechwoods Bells Mills Blowtown Bowersville Cloe Coal Glen Coder Conifer Content Coolspring Cortez Desire Dora Ella Emerickville Fordham Frostburg Fuller Hamilton Hazen Heathville Horatio Howe Kahletown Knox Dale Lanes Mills Langville Markton McMinns Summit Munderf North Freedom Ohl Oliveburg Panic Pancoast Pansy Pardus Port Barnett Porter Prescottville Ramsaytown Rathmel Richardsville Ringgold Rockdale Roseville Sandy Valley Schoffner Corner Sigel Soldier Sprankle Mills Stanton Stump Creek Sugar Hill Valier Walston Warsaw Westville Winslow Wishaw
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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