A visit to the Porter Township 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 Porter Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Porter Twp. Cemetery:
43.5403, -84.4306
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Porter Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Porter Twp. Cemetery is located in Midland County<2>.
The county seat for Midland County is located in Midland. Midland lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Porter Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Porter Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Porter Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Porter Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wayne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wayne Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Cemetery
- Lee Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lee Twp. Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Twp. Cemetery
- Greendale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greendale Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Jasper Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jasper Twp. Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Twp. Cemetery
- Homer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Homer Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Wheeler Twp. Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Twp. Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Rose Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Rose Lawn Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn Cemetery
- Poseyville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Poseyville Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poseyville Cemetery
- Jerome Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Jerome Twp. Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Twp. Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Midland City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Midland City Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City Cemetery
- The Midland City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Midland City Cemetery
- Midland Municipal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #183493 <5>
- Geneva Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Geneva Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva Cemetery
- Coe Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Coe Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe Cemetery
- Bethany Indian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richland Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Porter Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Porter Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Porter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Porter is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Redstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Redstone is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- North Wheeler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wheeler
- Ryan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ryan is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Wheeler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Breckenridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Iva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iva is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Averill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Averill is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- Sanford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oil City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Merrill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coe is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Louis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Bradley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Bradley is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
- Alembic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alembic is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alembic
- Alamando
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alamando is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
- Hemlock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Lakefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lakefield is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
- Summerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Summerton is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerton
- Alma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dice is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
- Coleman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fisherville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fisherville is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jordan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
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 Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Midland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Porter Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Alma lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Porter Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Coleman
- Freeland
- Merrill
- Midland
- Saint Louis
- Sanford
- Shepherd
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 Porter Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Midland 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 Porter Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2544229 (Porter Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2544229 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: Midland
- Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Floyd
- Location given for Porter Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5402778 Lon: -84.4305556
- 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 Michigan's counties, including Midland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Porter Twp. 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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