Official Name: | Porterville, Illinois |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Crawford |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 541 |
Coordinates: | 39.0897°N -87.8014°W |
Area Code: | 618 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 416048 |
Porterville, also known as Eaton, is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Illinois, United States. Porterville is 6miles north-northwest of Robinson. The community was platted as East Berlin and first saw growth when Richard Porter opened a blacksmith shop there in 1850. A post office opened under the name Eaton in 1852 and closed at a later date.