A visit to the Porter 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 Cemetery ...
The Porter Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Alta Vista Cemetery
- The Alta Vista Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Fortier Cemetery
- The Fortier Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortier Cemetery
- Hansonville Cemetery
- The Hansonville Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansonville Cemetery
- Hemnes Cemetery
- The Hemnes Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemnes Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Icelandic Cemetery
- The Icelandic Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Icelandic Cemetery
- Josephson Family Cemetery
- Marble Cemetery
- The Marble Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cemetery
- Nicolai Cemetery
- The Nicolai Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicolai Cemetery
- Old Hemnes Cemetery
- The Old Hemnes Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hemnes Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Old Taunton Catholic Cemetery
- St. Edwards Cemetery
- The St. Edwards Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Edwards Cemetery
- St. Johns Cantius Cemetery
- St. Leo Cemetery
- The St. Leo Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Leo Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Lyon County
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- St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
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- St. Peters Cemetery
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
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- St. Stephens Cemetery
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Swenson Cemetery
- The Swenson Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swenson Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Wergeland Cemetery
- The Wergeland Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wergeland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Porter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Arco
- Astoria
- Boyd
- Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
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- Brandt
- Canby
- Canby is located in Yellow Medicine County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <4>
- Clarkfield
- Dawson
- Gary
- Ghent
- Hendricks
- Ivanhoe
- Lynd
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Marshall
- Minneota
- Porter
- Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Providence
- Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
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- Russell
- Russell is located in Lyon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Saint Leo
- Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Taunton
- Toronto
- Tyler
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 Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Porter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boyd
- Brandt
- Canby
- Clarkfield
- Cottonwood
- Dawson
- Gary
- Hendricks
- Lake Benton
- Marshall
- Minneota
- Russell
- Toronto
- Tyler
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #649674 (Porter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #649674 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 391 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Porter SW
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Porter Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |