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:
33.2410, -89.9448
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 Holmes County<2>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest 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 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Porter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Porter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Downer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Downer Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer Cemetery
- Emory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Emory Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Cemetery
- Emory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Emory Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Melton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Saffold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Saffold Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffold Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Acona Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Acona Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Boyd Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Lexington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58192 <5>
- Montgomery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Thurmond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Thurmond Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond Cemetery
- Megee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Megee Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megee Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Martin Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Martin Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Grove Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Porter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Porter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Acona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Ituma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coila
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Durant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vaiden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Possumneck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Rocky Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Auris ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Tchula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Keirn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Wyatt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Hesterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Cruger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Goodman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sallis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Sidon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Tolarville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Winona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Holmes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Porter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Durant
- Goodman
- Lexington
- Vaiden
- Winona
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Holmes 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 #706681 (Porter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706681 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: Holmes
- Est. Elev: 121 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bowling Green
- Location given for Porter Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2409593 Lon: -89.9448065
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Holmes, 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' 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |