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:
37.0123, -84.7380
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 Pulaski County<2>.
The county seat for Pulaski County is located in Somerset. Somerset lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast 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 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Porter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Porter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Prather Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Prather Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather Cemetery
- Baker Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Baker Family Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Family Cemetery
- Zollicoffer Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hudson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Tarter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Tarter Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarter Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Barker Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weaver Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Weaver Farm Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Farm Cemetery
- Mill Springs National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Grays Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Grays Chapel Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Chapel Cemetery
- White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
- The White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- White Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977169 <5>
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Tuttle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tuttle Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle Cemetery
- New Salem Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hutchison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hutchison Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison Cemetery
- Corbit Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dugger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Loveall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Loveall Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveall Cemetery
- Lakeside Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Frazer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Nancy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mill Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Bronston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Faubush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Faubush is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush
- Burnside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vinnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
- Rankin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Ferguson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Tateville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mintonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sloans Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Northfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Science Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ansel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Ware
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Grundy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Honey Acre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Parnell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Argyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Piney Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Dabney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Evona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Bethelridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
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 Pulaski County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Porter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnside
- Monticello
- Somerset
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 professional and volunteer 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Pulaski 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 #501144 (Porter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #501144 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: Pulaski
- Est. Elev: 289 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Delmer
- Location given for Porter Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0122971 Lon: -84.7379987
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Pulaski, 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 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. |