A visit to the Portertown Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Portertown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Portertown Cemetery:
34.9851, -87.3531
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Portertown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Portertown Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Portertown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Portertown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Portertown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Portertown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- St. Truitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Truitt Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Truitt Cemetery
- Peppertown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Peppertown Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertown Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Cottrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cottrell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottrell Cemetery
- Second Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Second Creek Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Creek Cemetery
- Pettus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pettus Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Bonnertown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bonnertown Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnertown Cemetery
- Home Sweet Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Grove Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery
- The Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23106 <5>
- Grissom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Grissom Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1866585 <5>
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Five Points Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Five Points Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Portertown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Portertown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lexington
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Arkdell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Comer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Belew ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Corum ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Rascal Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Anderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Loretto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elgin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Estep ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Busby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Saint Joseph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Rogersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <6>
- Confluence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Lester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Minor Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Fall River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Leoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Portertown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Portertown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Portertown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Portertown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #125184 (Portertown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #125184 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lexington
- Location given for Portertown Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9850831 Lon: -87.3530755
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Portertown Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |