Porter, WA

Porter is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The 2020 census counted 204 residents. Prior to 2010 it was part of the Malone-Porter CDP; Malone and Porter are now separate CDPs. They are located just off U.S. Route 12, southeast of Elma and northwest of Oakville, and along a shortline that is part of the Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad. Porter makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Porter is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. Porter was named after Fairchild Porter, who settled in the area around 1860. The Sharon Grange, located in Oakville, began in the Porter community as the Porter Grange No. 800 in 1923. Porter is located in southeastern Grays Harbor County, east of the Chehalis River valley near the mouth of Porter Creek.