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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:

39.7426, -78.7636

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 Bedford County<2>.

The county seat for Bedford County is located in Bedford. Bedford lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the northeast 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 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Porter Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Zion Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Restlawn Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Restlawn Memorial Gardens is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Restlawn Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Cumberland (MD).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #266919 <6>
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Old Coney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old Coney Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Coney Cemetery
  • St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cumberland (MD).
    • The St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81612 <6>
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cumberland (MD).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81438 <6>
  • Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Growden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Growden Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Growden Cemetery
  • Rose Meadow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rose Meadow Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Meadow Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Green Meadow Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Finzel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Finzel Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finzel Cemetery
    • Davis Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Davis Memorial Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Memorial Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Cumberland (MD).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #181897 <6>
    • St. Mary's Burial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The St. Mary's Burial Park is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Burial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Burial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cumberland (MD).
      • The St. Mary's Burial Park has also been known as:
      • St. Mary's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640865 <6>
    • Robinette Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rush Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rush Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
    • Fellowship & Union Cemeteries
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 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:

  • Stringtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Stringtown is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Ellerslie
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ellerslie is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
  • Cooks Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
  • Corriganville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Corriganville is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
  • Mount Savage Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mount Savage Junction is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage Junction
  • Wellersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Wellersburg is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Barrelville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Barrelville is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrelville
  • Mount Savage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairhope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • La Vale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ridgeley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shanty Town ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Shanty Town is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Cumberland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hyndman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Carpendale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
    • Wiley Ford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wittenberg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Wittenberg is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
    • Zihlman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Zihlman is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zihlman
    • Eckhart Mines
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Eckhart Mines is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckhart Mines
    • Clarysville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Clarysville is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
    • Cedar Cliff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
    • Rush
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
    • Johnsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Callimont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Callimont is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • Frostburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Loarville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Loarville is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loarville
    • Cresaptown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Brady
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Brady is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
    • Flintstone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Beans Cove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Beans Cove is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove

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 Bedford 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 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 Bedford 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 #1184293  (Porter Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1184293 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: Bedford
      • Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cumberland
      • Location given for Porter Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.7425856     Lon: -78.7636297
      • 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 Bedford, 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 obstructions 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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov.
    <6>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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.