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A visit to the Porterville Cemetery ...


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


Introduction ...

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 Porterville Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   36.0652°   (36° 3' 54")

Lon:   -118.9951°   (-118° 59' 42")

The Porterville Cemetery is located in Tulare County<2>.

The county seat for Tulare County is located in Visalia. Visalia lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the northwest of the Porterville Cemetery .

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 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 Porterville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Tulare 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 Porterville 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 Porterville Cemetery.

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

    • East Porterville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Porterville
      • East Porterville is located in Tulare County
    • Porterville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Strathmore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Terra Bella
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gillete ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillete
      • Gillete is located in Tulare County
    • Poplar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
      • Poplar is located in Tulare County
      • Poplar has also been known as:
      • Poplar - Cotton Center
    • Lindsay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Springville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Saucelito ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saucelito have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saucelito
      • Saucelito is located in Tulare County
    • Woodville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Tulare County
    • Ducor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Milo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Milo is located in Tulare County
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Pixley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Exeter
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tipton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Earlimart
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Richgrove
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • White River ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
        • White River is located in Tulare County
      • East Farmersville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmersville
        • East Farmersville is located in Tulare County
      • Farmersville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

    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 Porterville Cemetery. The following communities are located in Tulare County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Porterville Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Vandalia Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • St. Anne's Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lindsay - Strathmore Public Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lindsay - Strathmore Public Cemetery is located in Tulare County
      • The Lindsay - Strathmore Public Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lindsay - Strathmore Cemetery
      • Olive Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsay - Strathmore Public Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8235 <6>
    • Woodville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Crabtree Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Tulare County
      • The Crabtree Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Crabtree - Globe Cemetery
      • Globe Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crabtree Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960724 <6>
    • Tule River Indian Reservation Lower Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Tule River Indian Reservation Upper Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Galley Mtn. Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tipton - Pixley Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Tailholt Boot Hill Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Tailholt Boot Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Tailholt Boot Hill Cemetery is located in Tulare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tailholt Boot Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312993 <6>
    • White River Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Hamilton Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Tulare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
      • Deep Creek Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • The Deep Creek Cemetery is located in Tulare County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deep Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Farmersville.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deep Creek Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7933 <6>
      • Tulare Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tulare Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tulare Cemetery is located in Tulare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tulare Cemetery
      • Woodlake Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • The Woodlake Cemetery is located in Tulare County
        • The Woodlake Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Antelope Cemetery
        • Woodlake Public Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlake Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #601409 <6>
      • Lone Oak Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Tulare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Oak Cemetery
      • Visalia Public Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • The Visalia Public Cemetery is located in Tulare County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Visalia Public Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Visalia.
        • The Visalia Public Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Visalia Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Visalia Public Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #198468 <6>
      • Delano - McFarland District Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • The Delano - McFarland District Cemetery is located in Kern County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Delano - McFarland District Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Delano.
        • The Delano - McFarland District Cemetery has also been known as:
        • North Kern Cemetery
        • North Kern Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delano - McFarland District Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640421 <6>
      • Blue Mtn. Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • The Blue Mtn. Cemetery is located in Kern County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue Mtn. Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Woody.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Mtn. Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7859 <6>
      • Weringer Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • The Weringer Cemetery is located in Kern County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Weringer Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Woody.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weringer Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2321476 <6>

    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 Porterville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1835772  (Porterville Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1835772 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: Success Dam
      • County: Tulare         Elev: 150
      • Location given for GNIS #1835772 (Porterville Cemetery)

    The official website for Tulare County: www.co.tulare.ca.us/

    The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Tulare, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Porterville Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0652, Longitude: -118.9951       In this case, the coordinates for the Porterville Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <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.




 

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