A visit to the Porter Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Porter Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Porter Cemetery (FG ID #2281596).
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:
40.6744, -92.8780
The Porter Cemetery is located in Appanoose County<2>.
The county seat for Appanoose County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies just to the north of the Porter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Porter Cemetery.
Name Variations for Porter Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Porter Cemetery has also been known as:
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.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Porter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Porter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hism Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Exline Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Motto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Livengood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Livengood Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livengood Cemetery
- Adamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Numa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Numa Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa Cemetery
- Hibbsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Bozwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brannon Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Jewish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Exline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Exline is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Cincinnati
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunshine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Numa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pearl City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Clarkdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mendota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brazil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mystic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Rathbun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Jerome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Coal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coal City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Darbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walnut City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Moulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Udell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plano
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orleans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Seymour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Genoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Unionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Appanoose County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Porter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centerville
- Livonia
- Moravia
- Moulton
- Seymour
- Unionville
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 Porter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Appanoose 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2281596
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1823281 (Porter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823281 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: Appanoose
- Est. Elev: 301 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Centerville West
- Location given for Porter Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6741819 Lon: -92.8779772
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Appanoose, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |