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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   30.2557°   (30° 15' 20")

Lon:   -89.6829°   (-89° 40' 58")

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 .

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:

  • Friday Porter Cemetery

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.

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Tanglewood Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
    • Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Napoleon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Napoleon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
    • Napoleon is located in Hancock County (MS)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Napoleon
    • From the Porter's Cemetery to Napoleon
  • Northwood Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
    • Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Bon Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
    • Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Slidell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • McClane City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClane City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane City
    • McClane City is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Oak Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
    • Oak Harbor is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Lake Shore Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
    • Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Eden Isle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
    • Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Gainesville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Browns Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
      • Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • North Shore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
      • North Shore is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Huntwyck Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntwyck Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
      • Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • North Shore Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Shore Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore Beach
      • North Shore Beach is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Lake Catherine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Catherine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
      • Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
    • 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.

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 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:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1627983  (Porter Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1627983 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Haaswood
    • County: St. Tammany         Elev: 1
    • Location given for GNIS #1627983 (Porter Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #68638

The official website for Saint Tammany Parish: www.stpgov.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Porter's Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2557, Longitude: -89.6829    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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