A visit to the Porters 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 Porters Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Porters Cemetery:
37.5392, -86.5761
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Porters Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Porters Cemetery is located in Grayson County<2>.
The county seat for Grayson County is located in Leitchfield. Leitchfield lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Porters Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Porters Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Porters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Patterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Payton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Payton Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payton Cemetery
- Mahurin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mahurin Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahurin Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Lahue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lahue Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahue Cemetery
- Deweese Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Deweese Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweese Cemetery
- Shain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shain Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shain Cemetery
- The Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bend Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bend Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cane Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cane Run Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Run Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Axton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Axton Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Axton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Dundee.
- McCord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The McCord Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- Arnold Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Arnold Ridge Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arnold Ridge Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Rosine.
- Wade Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Porters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Porters Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Yeaman
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Tousey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Falls-of-Rough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Short Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Spring Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Olaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Horse Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Vanzant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Indian Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Duff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Glen Dean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Caneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McDaniels
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Horn Back Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Fordsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Arnold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Cabot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Millwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- McQuady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Tar Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Welch's Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Black Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
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 Porters Cemetery. The following communities are located in Grayson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Porters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Porters Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Grayson 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 Porters Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #501153 (Porters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #501153 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: Grayson
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Falls of Rough
- Location given for Porters Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5392198 Lon: -86.5760947
- 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 Grayson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Porters 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. |
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