A visit to the Portwood 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 Portwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Portwood Cemetery:
37.7009, -84.1083
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Portwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Portwood Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Portwood Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Portwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Portwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Turpin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Boian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boian Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boian Cemetery
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
- Gum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riddell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Riddell Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddell Cemetery
- Riddell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Riddell Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddell Cemetery
- Lutes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lutes Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutes Cemetery
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- Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- College Hill Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Needmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Needmore Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore Cemetery
- Knob Lick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Knob Lick Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Winkler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Winkler Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Stacy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Johnny Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Portwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Portwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Winston
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Brassfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brassfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Panola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Panola is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Bybee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bybee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Waco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Speedwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Witt Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Springs
- Moberly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moberly is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberly
- College Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Dreyfus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dreyfus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreyfus
- Reeds Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Crossing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Crossing
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Irvine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Bobtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bobtown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Locust Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Ravenna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Terrill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Terrill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrill
- Duluth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Wagersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Doylesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Doylesville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylesville
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whites
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whites is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Farristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farristown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farristown
- Bighill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- Lynch Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Miller's Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Log Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
- Hillcrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
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 Portwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Portwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Portwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Portwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #501160 (Portwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #501160 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 276 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Panola
- Location given for Portwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7009147 Lon: -84.108261
- 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 Madison, 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 from Point A (ie- Portwood 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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