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:
32.3777, -81.1223
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 Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Ridgeland. Ridgeland lies 11 miles [17.7 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 22 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.
- Strobhar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Strobhar Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strobhar Cemetery
- Arm Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Arm Oak Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm Oak Cemetery
- Winkler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Winkler Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler Cemetery
- White Hardee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The White Hardee Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hardee Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mew Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mew Cemetery
- Rhoden Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rhoden Ward Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoden Ward Cemetery
- Union Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Spring Cemetery is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Spring Cemetery
- Stillwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Stillwell Cemetery is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell Cemetery
- Gnann Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Gnann Cemetery is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnann Cemetery
- Rincon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rincon Cemetery is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Saucie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Saucie Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saucie Cemetery
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Old Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ebenezer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Ebenezer Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Springfield (GA).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2437124 <5>
- Rahn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Rahn Cemetery is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahn Cemetery
- Pelote Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Pelote Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelote Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Willowpeg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Willowpeg Cemetery is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowpeg Cemetery
- Chisolm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Chisolm Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisolm Cemetery
- Pelot Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Pelot Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelot Cemetery
- Berton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Berton Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Tillman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hardeeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rincon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rincon is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <6>
- Okatie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clyo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Port Wentworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pritchardville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
- Guyton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Guyton is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guyton <6>
- Pineland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marlow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marlow is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Garnett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bluffton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chatham City is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham City
- Woodville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Estimated population in 2019: 382 people
- Bloomingdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pooler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alabama Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alabama Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Junction
- Savannah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Laurel Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Laurel Bay is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bay
- Furman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Florida Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Florida Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Junction
- Carver Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Carver Village is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
- Robert M Hitch Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Robert M Hitch Village is located in Chatham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert M Hitch Village
- Egypt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Egypt is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
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 Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Porter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Guyton
- Hardeeville
- Ridgeland
- Rincon
- Savannah
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Jasper 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 #1225636 (Porter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1225636 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: Jasper
- Est. Elev: 7 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tillman
- Location given for Porter Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3776918 Lon: -81.1223318
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Jasper, 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' (or point-to-point) 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 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. |