Porterville, Prairie Township, Crawford County, Illinois, United States
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- Porterville
- Unincorporated Populated Place
- Located approx. 6 mi NNW of Robinson.
- Originally platted as East Berlin. There was little growth until 1850 when Richard Porter established a blacksmith shop. Both the names, Porterville and Eaton, are used to refer to the community, but Porterville is used more predominantly. The name Eaton appears on hwy road signs and on state and county maps of the area. The Eaton PO was established in 1852 and named after its postmaster, John Eaton. The PO no longer exists.
- 39.089763039° 05' 23.1"N-87.801417987° 48' 05.1"W
- Annapolis 3.9 mi. N
- Stoy (Oblong Township) 6.6 mi. S
- Robinson (Robinson Township) 6.7 mi. SE
- Hutsonville (Hutsonville Township) 7.9 mi. E
- Oblong (Oblong Township) 8.4 mi. SW
- Palestine (Lamotte Township) 11.7 mi. SE
- Mount Pleasant 1.7 mi. NW
- Prairie Grove (Licking Township) 3.3 mi. W
- Kirk (Robinson Township) 4 mi. S
- Newlin (Robinson Township) 4.2 mi. SE
- Dix 5.1 mi. N
- Ball (Hutsonville Township) 5.6 mi. E
- Stanfield 5.6 mi. N
- Cox 5.7 mi. N
- Guyer (Hutsonville Township) 6.3 mi. NE
- Old Robinson (Robinson, Robinson Township) 6.6 mi. SE
- Mount Olive (Melrose Township, Clark County) 6.7 mi. NE
- Mount Olive (Melrose Township, Clark County) 6.7 mi. NE
- 164 m
- 668925940
- Updated Apr 19, 2020