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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Porters Store. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Porters Store to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Porters Store, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Porters Store (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Porters Store. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Porters Store ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Porters Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Porters Store may originally have been Porter's Store.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Porters Store might be written as Porter Store.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Porters Store is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Benton, Crawford, Madison & Adair (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Porters Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Porters Store:
- Washington County (The home county of Porters Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters Store, with the one closest to Porters Store listed first.
- Hazel Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Brentwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Sulphur City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Winslow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Greenland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Fayette Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Goshen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters Store, with the one closest to Porters Store listed first.
- Bethel Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Lowell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- War Eagle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Cave Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters Store, with the one closest to Porters Store listed first.
- Bidville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Winfrey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Locke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Locke is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anna ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Mountainburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Stop ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stop is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Mulberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dyer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Natural Dam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters Store, with the one closest to Porters Store listed first.
- Cass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Cravens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Felkner Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- Mountain Top
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Watalula
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- White Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Ozark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Webb City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Cecil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Wiederkehr Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters Store, with the one closest to Porters Store listed first.
- Linville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Batson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Oark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters Store, with the one closest to Porters Store listed first.
- Crosses
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Delaney
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Thompson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Combs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brashears
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Wesley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Japton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Dutton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Witter
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Pettigrew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Porters Store, see our County-by-County Page for Porters Store.
Cemeteries Near Porters Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Porters Store.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Porters Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Porters Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Porters Store, with the one closest to Porters Store listed first.
- Terry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shumate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Parks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reese Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Koyle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bidville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stringum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pinnacle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (313 more) ...
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lewis Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Porters Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Porters Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Porters Store, with the one closest to Porters Store listed first.
- Hazel Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Sunset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunset is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Arnett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Delaney
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Crosses
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Thompson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Brentwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brentwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Patrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Patrick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Sulphur City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Winslow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bidville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Combs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woolsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woolsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Porters Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Porters Store.
Newspapers Published in Porters Store ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Porters Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Porters Store, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Porters Store.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Porters Store:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Madison County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Porters Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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- Porters Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |