A visit to the Porter's 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's Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Porter's Cemetery (FG ID #68638).
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's Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Porter's Cemetery:
30.2557, -89.6829
The Porter's Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Saint Tammany Parish is located in Covington. Covington lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Porter's Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Porter's Cemetery ...
The Porter's Cemetery was established in 1830.
Name Variations for Porter's 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's 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Porter's Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Porter's Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rousseaux Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harrison Jackson Square Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McKean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gauss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gauss Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauss Cemetery
- Logtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Logtown Cemetery is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Point Cemetery is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Point Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Oddfellow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Slidell Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Haaswood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Haaswood Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haaswood Cemetery
- Little Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Napoleon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Napoleon Cemetery is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon Cemetery
- Amos Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Amos Cemetery is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Porter's Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Porter's Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pearlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Tanglewood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
- Napoleon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Northwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
- Bon Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
- Slidell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McClane City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McClane City is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane City
- Oak Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Harbor is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
- Lake Shore Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
- Eden Isle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Browns Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
- North Shore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Shore is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Huntwyck Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
- North Shore Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Shore Beach is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore Beach
- Lake Catherine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Pearl River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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's Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Tammany Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Porter's Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gainesville - Historic
- Slidell
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 helpful 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's Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Saint Tammany Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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's Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #68638
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1627983 (Porter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1627983 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
- Parish: St. Tammany
- Est. Elev: 1 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Haaswood
- Location given for Porter Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.2557504 Lon: -89.6825591
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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 Louisiana's parishes, including Saint Tammany, 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- Porter's 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. |