A visit to the Porter 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 Porter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Porter Cemetery:
33.9237, -91.2515
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Porter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Porter Cemetery is located in Desha County<2>.
The county seat for Desha County is located in Arkansas City. Arkansas City lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south of the Porter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Porter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Porter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Porter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Irby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Irby Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irby Cemetery
- Coose / Menard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Coose / Menard Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coose / Menard Cemetery
- The Coose / Menard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coose Cemetery
- Menard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55063 <5>
- Old Menard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Menard Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Menard Cemetery
- The Old Menard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Menard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2376658 <5>
- Gardener Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Hockenberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Massey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Skull Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Skull Cemetery is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Cemetery
- Refeld Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Water Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kelso Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Kelso Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- Rohwer Relocation Center Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Champion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leach Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach 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 Porter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Porter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Watson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pea Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Kelso
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kelso is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Rohwer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dumas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Napoleon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Napoleon is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Rosedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pickens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pickens is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Wright
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wright is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Tichnor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Mitchellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mitchellville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Gillett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- McArthur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McArthur is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Waxhaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
- Snow Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Lake is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
- Gunnison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Tillar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Reed
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Christmas
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Christmas is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Beulah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Gould
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Eutaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Perthshire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
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 Desha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Porter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dumas
- Gillett
- Gould
- Napoleon - Historic
- Rosedale
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Desha 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 Porter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #53701 (Porter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #53701 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: Desha
- Est. Elev: 47 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Watson
- Location given for Porter Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9237148 Lon: -91.2515051
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Desha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Porter 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. |