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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:

40.6620, -79.5145

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 Armstrong County<2>.

The county seat for Armstrong County is located in Kittanning. Kittanning lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north 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 20 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.

  • Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Highfield Cemetery
    • St. Paul Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145715 <5>
  • Shellhammer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurel Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Boiling Springs Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Spring Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1985924 <5>
  • McDonalds Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The McDonalds Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonalds Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
  • Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Leechburg.
    • The Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Forks - Zion Lutheran Evangelical Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #629382 <5>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • St. Catherine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The St. Catherine Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine Cemetery
  • St. Catherines Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Spring Church Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Spring Church Joint Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Shaeffer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Shaeffer Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaeffer Cemetery
    • Shotts Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Shotts Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotts Cemetery
    • Ukrainian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Ukrainian Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Cemetery
    • Leechburg Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Keppel Burial Ground
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Vandergrift Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Vandergrift Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift Cemetery
    • St. Gertrude Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Gertrude Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gertrude 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:

  • Cochrans Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
  • Tunnelville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Tunnelville is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
  • Neale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Neale is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
  • Hyde Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • North Apollo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Spring Church
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • West Leechburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Leechburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Vandergrift
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Vandergrift
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
  • Apollo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Apollo is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo <6>
  • Orchard Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Weinel Crossroads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
    • Oklahoma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
    • Rosston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Rosston is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
    • McVille
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • McVille is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
    • Bagdad
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
    • West Ford City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • West Ford City is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ford City
    • Olivet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Olivet is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Lenape Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Lenape Heights is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape Heights
    • Aladdin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
    • Ford City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Manorville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Manorville is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Whitesburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
    • Dog Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Dog Town is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
    • Freeport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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 Armstrong County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Armstrong 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 #1184294  (Porter Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1184294 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: Armstrong
      • Est. Elev: 391 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Leechburg
      • Location given for Porter Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.6620093     Lon: -79.5144884
      • 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Armstrong, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.