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Introduction ...

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 Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Porter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Porter Cemetery

Lat:   41.7834°   (41° 47' 0")

Lon:   -84.1461°   (-84° 8' 45")

The Porter Cemetery is located in Lenawee County<2>.

The county seat for Lenawee County is located in Adrian. Adrian lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Porter Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Porter Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Porter Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • New Weston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Weston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Weston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Weston Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
  • Old Weston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Weston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Weston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Weston Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
  • Hagaman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagaman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hagaman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hagaman Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
  • Sand Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
  • Canandaigua Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canandaigua Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canandaigua Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Canandaigua Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
  • Dover Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dover Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dover Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dover Center Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
  • South Dover Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Dover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Dover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Dover Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
  • Stockwell Mausoleum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stockwell Mausoleum
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stockwell Mausoleum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stockwell Mausoleum is located in Lenawee County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
  • Brock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brock Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
  • West Madison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Madison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Madison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Madison Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
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    • Medina Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medina Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Medina Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
    • Whitney Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitney Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
    • Rose Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
      • The Rose Cemetery is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Lyons Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lyons Cemetery is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Ridgeville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgeville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ridgeville Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
    • Hunt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hunt Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
    • Gage Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gage Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gage Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
    • Jehovah's Witnesses Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jehovah's Witnesses Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jehovah's Witnesses Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jehovah's Witnesses Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Reed Grave
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Grave
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reed Grave is located in Lenawee County
    • Madison Center Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madison Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madison Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Madison Center Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
    • County Poor House Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Poor House Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Poor House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The County Poor House Cemetery is located in Lenawee County
    • Webster Farm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Webster Farm Cemetery is located in Lenawee County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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.

  • Seneca
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seneca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Seneca is located in Lenawee County
  • Weston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Lenawee County
  • Sand Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
    • Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County
  • North Morenci
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
    • North Morenci is located in Lenawee County
  • Canandaigua
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
    • Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County
  • Morenci
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Denson ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
    • Denson is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Jasper
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
    • Jasper is located in Lenawee County
  • Lyons
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Lyons is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <6>
  • Oakshade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
    • Oakshade is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Clayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Lenawee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
  • Ritters ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
    • Ritters is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Powers ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Powers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
      • Powers is located in Fulton County (OH)
      • Powers has also been known as:
      • Powers Station
    • Friendly Village of Adrian
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly Village of Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village of Adrian
      • Friendly Village of Adrian is located in Lenawee County
    • Inlet ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inlet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
      • Inlet is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Ogden Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogden Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
      • Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County
    • Adrian
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Munson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Munson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
      • Munson is located in Lenawee County
    • Thelma ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thelma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
      • Thelma is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Advance
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
      • Advance is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Whiteville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whiteville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
      • Whiteville is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Siney ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
      • Siney is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Hudson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fayette
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Fayette is located in Fulton County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,232 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <6>
    • Leslie ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leslie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Leslie is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Palmyra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Lenawee County
    • Rollin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
      • Rollin is located in Lenawee County

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 Lenawee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Porter Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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 #635293  (Porter Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #635293 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: Clayton
    • County: Lenawee         Elev: 244
    • Location given for GNIS #635293 (Porter Cemetery)

The official website for Lenawee County: www.lenawee.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 Michigan's counties, including Lenawee, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Porter Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7834, Longitude: -84.1461       In this case, the coordinates for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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