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Introduction ...

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 Porter (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 Porter. 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.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Porter is located in Bleckley County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bleckley County: Dodge, Houston, Laurens, Pulaski, Twiggs & Wilkinson.

Below are the counties that are near Porter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Porter:

  • Bleckley County     (The home county of Porter)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
    • Royal
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Bleckley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
    • Cochran
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Allentown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
    • Walden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Walden is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
    • Rutland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
    • East Macon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
      • East Macon is located in Bibb County
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
    • Empire
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Dodge County
    • Yonkers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
      • Yonkers is located in Dodge County
    • Chester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bryant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Dodge County
    • Plainfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Dodge County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 716 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <2>
    • Eastman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Chauncey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
    • Unadilla
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <2>
    • Pinehurst
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kathleen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
      • Kathleen is located in Houston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathleen <2>
    • Bonaire
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stathams Landing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stathams Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
      • Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
    • Clinchfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Woodard Estates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodard Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
      • Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
    • Elko
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Warner Robins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Perry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <2>
    • Elberta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
      • Elberta is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
    • Centerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
    • Montrose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dexter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Cadwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Dudley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rentz
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rentz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentz
      • Rentz is located in Laurens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rentz <2>
    • Dublin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Peach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
    • Lakeview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Peach County
    • Echeconnee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
      • Echeconnee is located in Peach County
    • Miami Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miami Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
      • Miami Valley is located in Peach County
    • Byron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Taylors Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylors Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Mill
      • Taylors Mill is located in Peach County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 224 people
    • Washington Square
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
      • Washington Square is located in Peach County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
  • Pulaski County
    • Hawkinsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Twiggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
    • Danville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Marion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Twiggs County
    • Jeffersonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Jeffersonville is located in Twiggs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <2>
    • Huber
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
      • Huber is located in Twiggs County
    • Dry Branch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
    • Pineview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Abbeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Wilkinson County
    • Irwinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinton
      • Irwinton is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinton <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Porter, see our County-by-County Page for Porter.

Newspapers Published in Porter ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Porter.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Porter, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Porter.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Porter:

Cemeteries Near Porter ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Porter.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Porter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.

  • Simpson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • James Dykes Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Dykes Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Dykes Memorial Park
  • Walker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
  • Pulaski - Bleckley Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
  • Powers Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers Cemetery
  • Limestone Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Floyd Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • St. James Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jone's Family Farm Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (275 more) ...
    • Barbour Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barbour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barbour Cemetery
    • Lizzy Harold Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lizzy Harold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lizzy Harold Cemetery
    • Burns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find Porter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Porter.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.

  • Empire
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Empire is located in Dodge County
  • Westlake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
    • Westlake is located in Twiggs County
  • Hawkinsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Carne ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carne
    • Carne is located in Dodge County
  • Dubois
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubois have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois
    • Dubois is located in Dodge County
  • Gresston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresston
    • Gresston is located in Dodge County
  • Kathleen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kathleen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
    • Kathleen is located in Houston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathleen <2>
  • Hayneville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayneville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayneville
    • Hayneville is located in Houston County
  • Dempsey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dempsey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
    • Dempsey is located in Dodge County
  • Chester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Bonaire
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Grovania
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grovania have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
    • Grovania is located in Houston County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Allentown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elko
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Beehive ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beehive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
      • Beehive is located in Dodge County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Porter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Porter.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Porter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bleckley County: www.bleckley.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Porter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Porter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4129, Longitude: -83.3996       In this case, the coordinates for Porter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Porter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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