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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Porter Cemetery:
37.0045, -93.2135
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Porter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Porter Cemetery is located in Christian County<2>.
The county seat for Christian County is located in Ozark. Ozark lies just to the north northeast of the Porter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Porter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Porter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Porter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chapman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Vaughn - Oddfellow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Vaughn - Oddfellow Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn - Oddfellow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vaughn - Oddfellow Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Ozark.
- The Vaughn - Oddfellow Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vaughn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32086 <5>
- McCauley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McCauley Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCauley Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Richwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Richwood Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The James Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Jones Chastain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Highlandville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32248 <5>
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Nokes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nokes Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nokes Cemetery
- Glenn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Glenn Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
- Highlandville IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Shipman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shipman Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Sparta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sparta Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta Cemetery
- Fulton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- Gibson - Porter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Ozark
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cassidy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Linden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Nixa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <6>
- Highlandville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pembina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Green Mound Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oldfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oldfield is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Sequiota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Spokane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chadwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Ponce de Leon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Rogersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Battlefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Chestnutridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saddlebrooke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
- Saddlebrooke village
- Bruner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Turners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Mumford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Langston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- White City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Day
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
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. The following communities are located in Christian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Porter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chadwick
- Nixa
- Nixa lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Porter Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nixa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Ozark
- Ozark lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Porter Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ozark.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Sparta
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 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Christian 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 #724761 (Porter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #724761 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: Christian
- Est. Elev: 399 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ozark
- Location given for Porter Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0044981 Lon: -93.2135163
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Christian, 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' (or 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |