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:
38.0812, -90.3818
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 Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Porter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Porter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- McCormack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McCormack Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormack Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McCormack Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Festus.
- The McCormack Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peter McCormack Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30076 <5>
- McMullen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McMullen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Bockenkamp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bockenkamp Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bockenkamp Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Old German Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old German Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old German Cemetery
- Moeller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Moeller Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeller Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Wagoner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wagoner Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Barsotti Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Barsotti Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barsotti Cemetery
- Hope UCC Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Donnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Donnell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnell Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Flucom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Knorpp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Kinsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Olympian Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Valles Mines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- French Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Silver Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Lawrenceton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Bloomsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brickeys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Hematite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mitchie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Festus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crystal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fults
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chalfin Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- De Soto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clement ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Mapaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mapaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapaville
- Herculaneum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maeystown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Horine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Horine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
- Monroe City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
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 Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Porter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crystal City
- De Soto
- Festus
- Herculaneum
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 #724762 (Porter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #724762 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Halifax
- Location given for Porter Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0811647 Lon: -90.3817887
- 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 Jefferson, 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 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 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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