Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Porter (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Porter. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Porter is located in Scott County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scott County: Alexander (IL), Cape Girardeau, Mississippi, New Madrid & Stoddard.
Below are the counties that are near Porter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Porter:
- Scott County (The home county of Porter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Diehlstadt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diehlstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Blodgett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Miner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Haywood City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haywood City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
- Haywood City is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Lambert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Morley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <2>
- New Hamburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Crowder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Crowder is located in Scott County
- Vanduser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Commerce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Commerce is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <2>
- Oran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Oran is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <2>
- Caney Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Bollinger County
- Sturdivant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturdivant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturdivant
- Sturdivant is located in Bollinger County
- Sturdivant
- Cape Girardeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Delta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Cliff ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Dutchtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Cape Girardeau
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Girardeau
- Cape Girardeau is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,588 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Girardeau <2>
- Allenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Whitewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Gordonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Gordonville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonville <2>
- Crump
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Bertrand
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Anniston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Wilson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City
- Wilson City is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- East Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prairie
- East Prairie is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Prairie <2>
- Greenfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Mississippi County
- Wyatt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Pinhook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Thirtyfour Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtyfour Corner
- Thirtyfour Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Wolf Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
- Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
- New Madrid County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Sikeston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikeston
- Sikeston is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sikeston <2>
- Morehouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Matthews
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Matthews is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <2>
- Canalou
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - La Forge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Kewanee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
- Kewanee is located in New Madrid County
- Lilbourn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilbourn
- Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilbourn <2>
- New Madrid
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Madrid
- New Madrid is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Madrid <2>
- North Lilbourn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lilbourn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
- North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Catron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Howardville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Stoddard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Painton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Circle City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circle City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
- Circle City is located in Stoddard County
- Grayridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Bell City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Guam ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Baker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Tillman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
- Tillman is located in Stoddard County
- Penermon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Essex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Advance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Advance is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <2>
- Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <2>
- LaValle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaValle
- LaValle is located in Stoddard County
- Brownwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Brownwood is located in Stoddard County
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Miller City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller City
- Miller City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miller City <2>
- Cache
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cache have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
- Cache is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cache <2>
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Olive Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Olive Branch is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <2>
- Cairo Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Cairo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
- Future City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Thebes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Unity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <2>
- Diswood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Diswood is located in Alexander County (IL)
- East Cape Girardeau
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Cape Girardeau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Tamms
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamms
- Tamms is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamms <2>
- McClure
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
- McClure is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <2>
- Pulaski County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Mounds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Mound City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <2>
- Villa Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Pulaski
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <2>
- Olmsted
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmsted
- Olmsted is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olmsted <2>
- Ullin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ullin
- Ullin is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ullin <2>
- Union County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Reynoldsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County (IL)
- Mill Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Mill Creek is located in Union County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Ballard County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Wickliffe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
- Wickliffe is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickliffe <2>
- Barlow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Blandville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blandville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Blandville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- La Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Center
- La Center is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Center <2>
- Carlisle County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Bardwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Bardwell is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bardwell <2>
- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman County (KY)
- Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Columbus
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Porter, see our County-by-County Page for Porter.
Newspapers Published in Porter ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Porter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Porter, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Porter.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Porter:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bollinger County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mississippi County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- New Madrid County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Stoddard County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Alexander County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pulaski County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Union County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ballard County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carlisle County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hickman County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bollinger County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Scott County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Scott County
Cemeteries Near Porter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Porter.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Porter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Blodgett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blodgett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blodgett Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Maynard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maynard Cemetery
- Cason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cason Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Texas Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Texas Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Texas Bend Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pollard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pollard Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobb Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
- Armour Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armour Cemetery
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- IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter Cemetery
- Bennifield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennifield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennifield Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Porter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Porter.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Diehlstadt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diehlstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Blodgett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Bertrand
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Morley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Sikeston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikeston
- Sikeston is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sikeston <2>
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <2>
- Willard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - New Hamburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Commerce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Commerce is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <2>
- Oran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Oran is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <2>
- Little River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Little River is located in New Madrid County
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- Samos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Morehouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- East Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prairie
- East Prairie is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Prairie <2>
- Samos
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Porter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Porter.
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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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Porter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9803, Longitude: -89.4776 In this case, the coordinates for Porter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Porter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |