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 and hospitals 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 Stanly County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stanly County: Anson, Cabarrus, Davidson, Montgomery, Richmond, Rowan & Union.
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:
- Stanly County (The home county of Porter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Albemarle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Badin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plyer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Oakboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millingport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Red Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Palmerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Lambert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- New London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Richfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Roper ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Ansonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Burnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Sugar Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Polkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Peachland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wadesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Lilesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Morven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Cairo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Georgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Midland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rimer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Poplar Tent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Complex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Handy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Denton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Southmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Silver Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Allen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Mint Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Wadeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Eldorado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Troy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Blaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ophir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Abner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Biscoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Star
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Candor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Allreds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Ether
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Eagle Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Eleazer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Seagrove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Michfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Michfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Mangum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Norman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Ellerbe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Gold Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Pooletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Rockwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Craven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Shupings Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
- Faith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Timbercreek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Granite Quarry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Correll Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Correll Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Park
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter, with the one closest to Porter listed first.
- Fairfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Marshville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Unionville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Wingate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Hemby Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Rest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Lake Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Stallings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carmel Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Porter, see our County-by-County Page for Porter.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Porter - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Freedom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poplin Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stanly Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barbees Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Canton Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakboro Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ropers Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McRae Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bruton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (101 more) ...
- Sharon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Prospect Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eudy Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
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.
- Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cottonville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Albemarle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Cedar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Palestine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Plyer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Mount Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Ansonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Wadeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Palmerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- New London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Uwharrie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Uwharrie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uwharrie
- Finger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Finger is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
- Olive Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Branch is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
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.
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 59 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]<3>. 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 first visit 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 North Carolina
- Pages specific to Stanly County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Cabarrus County
- Davidson County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Randolph County
- Richmond County
- Rowan County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Porter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |