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The location of the Porter Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Porter Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Porter Cemetery (FG ID #17350)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Porter Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Porter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Porter Cemetery

Lat:   35.5317°   (35° 31' 54")

Lon:   -87.1553°   (-87° 9' 19")

The cemetery is located in Maury County<4>.

As an estimate, the Porter Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Mount Pleasant.

The county seat for Maury County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies just to the northeast of the Porter Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Porter Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Tennessee:
  • Pages specific to Maury County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Porter Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Porter Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Porter Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Frierson Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frierson Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
      • Frierson Town is located in Maury County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
    • Mount Pleasant
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ashwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
      • Ashwood is located in Maury County
    • Enterprise
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Maury County
    • Broadview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
      • Broadview is located in Maury County
    • Zion
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
      • Zion is located in Maury County
    • Southport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Southport is located in Maury County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
    • Armour Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
      • Armour Village is located in Maury County
    • Columbia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapel Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
      • Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
    • Hampshire
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Arkland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
      • Arkland is located in Maury County
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Culleoka
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Williamsport
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
        • Williamsport is located in Maury County
      • Greenfield Bend
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
        • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
      • Lynnville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Webber City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
        • Webber City is located in Lawrence County
      • Duck River
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
        • Duck River is located in Hickman County
      • Santa Fe
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bufords
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bufords have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
        • Bufords is located in Giles County

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Porter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Maury County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Porter Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Porter Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Porter Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Dawson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dawson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Dawson Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dawson Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Mount Pleasant.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11259 <2>
    • Hackney Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hackney Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hackney Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Mount Pleasant.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackney Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12772 <2>
    • Giddens Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Giddens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Giddens Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Giddens Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Mount Pleasant.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Giddens Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12367 <2>
    • Spain Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spain Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Spain Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Mount Pleasant.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spain Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18799 <2>
    • Westbrook Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Westbrook Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Columbia.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westbrook Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2527157 <2>
    • Bynum - Williams Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bynum - Williams Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Bynum - Williams Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bynum - Williams Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Mount Pleasant.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bynum - Williams Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10033 <2>
    • Lawrence Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawrence Cemetery is located in Mount Pleasant.
      • The Lawrence Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14538 <2>
    • Murphy Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murphy Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Murphy Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Mount Pleasant.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16124 <2>
    • Birkett Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birkett Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Birkett Hill Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Birkett Hill Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Mount Pleasant.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birkett Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9330 <2>
    • Wright Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wright Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Mount Pleasant.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20630 <2>
    • Estes Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Estes Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Estes Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Columbia.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estes Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11799 <2>
    • Pillow Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pillow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pillow Cemetery is located in Maury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pillow Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Columbia.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pillow Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17123 <2>
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Walker - Spatswell Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker - Spatswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walker - Spatswell Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Walker - Spatswell Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Mount Pleasant.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker - Spatswell Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19847 <2>
      • Bruce Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bruce Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bruce Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Mount Pleasant.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9847 <2>
      • Cross Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cross Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Cross Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cross Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Mount Pleasant.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11026 <2>
      • John Hunter Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • The John Hunter Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the John Hunter Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Mount Pleasant.
        • The John Hunter Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Historic Hunter Cemetery
        • Hunter Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Hunter Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13784 <2>
      • Hunter Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • The Hunter Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hunter Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Mount Pleasant.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228522 <2>
      • Arlington Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • The Arlington Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arlington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Mount Pleasant.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8681 <2>
      • Terry Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • The Terry Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Terry Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Mount Pleasant.
        • The Terry Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Terry Graveyard
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terry Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2613306 <2>
      • Ebenezer Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Enterprise.
        • The Ebenezer Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Ebenezer African American Cemetery
        • Ebenezer Community Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11631 <2>
      • McKissick Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wortham Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wortham Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Wortham Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wortham Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Mount Pleasant.
        • Be careful, some people have confused the Wortham Cemetery with the Porter Cemetery and the .
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wortham Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20594 <2>
      • Reeses Chapel Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Matthews Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • The Matthews Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Matthews Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Columbia.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matthews Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15220 <2>
      • Zollicoffer Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zollicoffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Zollicoffer Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zollicoffer Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Columbia.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zollicoffer Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20737 <2>
      • Kittrell Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kittrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kittrell Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kittrell Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Columbia.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kittrell Cemetery
      • Polk Memorial Gardens
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • The Polk Memorial Gardens is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Polk Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located between<8> the communities of Mount Pleasant and Columbia.  The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Mount Pleasant.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polk Memorial Gardens
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #186622 <2>
      • St. Johns Church Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • The St. Johns Church Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<8> the communities of Mount Pleasant and Columbia.  The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Mount Pleasant.
        • The St. Johns Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Johns Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18098 <2>

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Porter Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1646504  (Porter Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1646504 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mount Pleasant
      • County: Maury         Elev: 222
      • Location given for GNIS #1646504 (Porter Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #17350

    The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Porter Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5317, Longitude: -87.1553       In this case, the coordinates for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Maury, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <8>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Mount Pleasant and Columbia. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.




 

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