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A visit to the Porter Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Porter Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Porter Cemetery (FG ID #38334)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   35.1018°   (35° 6' 6")

Lon:   -107.8862°   (-107° 53' 10")

The Porter Cemetery is located in Cibola County<2>.

The county seat for Cibola County is located in Grants. Grants lies just to the north northeast of the Porter Cemetery .

Establishment of the Porter Cemetery ...

The Porter Cemetery was:

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Cibola County:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Porter Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 16 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.

    • San Rafael
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Rafael
      • San Rafael is located in Cibola County
    • Grants
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants
      • Grants is located in Cibola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
      • Former name for Grants:
      • Grants Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grants <4>
    • Milan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Cibola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,640 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
    • Acomita Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acomita Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acomita Lake
      • Acomita Lake is located in Cibola County
    • San Fidel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • West Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
      • West Village is located in Cibola County
    • North Acomita Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Acomita Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Acomita Village
      • North Acomita Village is located in Cibola County
    • Seama
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seama have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seama
      • Seama is located in Cibola County
    • Cubero
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Prewitt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Acoma Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acoma Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acoma Village
      • Acoma Village is located in Cibola County
    • Acoma Pueblo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Harrisburg
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
        • Harrisburg is located in Cibola County
      • Casa Blanca
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Paraje
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraje
        • Paraje is located in Cibola County
      • Encinal
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encinal
        • Encinal is located in Cibola County

    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 Cibola County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Porter Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Grants
      • Grants lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Porter Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Grants.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants
    • Milan

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 14 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Porter Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Porter Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Grants Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Grants Memorial Park is located in Cibola County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grants Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Grants.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grants Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973025 <1>
    • Pioneer Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pioneer Memorial Park is located in Cibola County
      • The Pioneer Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Bluewater Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37958 <1>
    • San Fidel Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the San Fidel Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The San Fidel Cemetery is located in Cibola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Fidel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38402 <1>
    • New York Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Budville Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • The Budville Cemetery is located in Cibola County
      • The Budville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Cubero Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Budville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37968 <1>
    • Tinaja Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tinaja Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tinaja Cemetery is located in Cibola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tinaja Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38481 <1>
    • Cubero Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • The Cubero Cemetery is located in Cibola County
      • The Cubero Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Cubero Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cubero Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #209178 <1>
    • San Esteban Del Rey Mission Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Paraje Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Casa Blanca Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • El Morro Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Eckerman Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Eckerman Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Eckerman Cemetery is located in Cibola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eckerman Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38035 <1>
    • San Jose Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • The San Jose Cemetery is located in Cibola County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Jose Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Laguna.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Jose Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38410 <1>
    • Paguate Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paguate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Paguate Cemetery is located in Cibola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paguate Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38309 <1>

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #909797  (Porter Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #909797 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: San Rafael
      • County: Cibola         Elev: 1976
      • Location given for GNIS #909797 (Porter Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #38334

    The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Cibola, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Porter Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1018, Longitude: -107.8862    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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.




 

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