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:
34.1368, -80.7479
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 Kershaw County<2>.
The county seat for Kershaw County is located in Camden. Camden 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 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Porter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Porter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spears Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Spears Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Spears Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patricks Cemetery
- Salem Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Church Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Church Cemetery
- The Salem Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Prospect Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Prospect Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Bardell Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bardell Graveyard is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardell Graveyard
- Good Aim Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richland County Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ft. Jackson National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- The Enon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Enon Church Cemetery
- Enon Methodist Church Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
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- Old McGraw Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Old McGraw Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old McGraw Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Pilgrims Way Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Hardshell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Hardshell Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell Cemetery
- The Hardshell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jackson Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146250 <5>
- Capernaum Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Capernaum Church Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capernaum Church Cemetery
- The Capernaum Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Temple of Yahshua Cemetery
- Boykin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Boykin Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin Cemetery
- Jewish Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Quaker Burying Ground
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Quaker Burying Ground is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Burying Ground
- The Quaker Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Quaker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71114 <5>
- Parker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Elgin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Lugoff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodfield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
- Camden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Dentsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Horatio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rembert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Arcadia Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Lafayette Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Ravenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blythewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brickyard Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Capitol View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Capitol View is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
- Bruner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bruner is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Claremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Smallwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- Ridgeway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valencia Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
- Hopkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stateburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stateburg is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
- Shepard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
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 Kershaw 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 begin 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 South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Kershaw 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 #1225637 (Porter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1225637 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: Kershaw
- Est. Elev: 83 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lugoff
- Location given for Porter Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1368166 Lon: -80.7478629
- 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 Kershaw, 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 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. |
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