I finally found a resource that concisely showed me how to update my FreeBSD ports tree, so I'm adding it here so I won't forget.
cp /usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile /root
Next, edit the ports-supfile with the host of a responsive update server. Ping cvsupX.us.freebsd.org until you get a good response. Then add that server to the file under "default host"
csup -g -L 2 /root/ports-supfile
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