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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. 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Porter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Porter Cemetery

Lat:   34.1368°   (34° 8' 12")

Lon:   -80.7479°   (-80° 44' 52")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spears Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Spears Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Church Cemetery
    • The Salem Church Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • The Salem Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Salem Cemetery
  • Mt. Prospect Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Prospect Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
  • Bardell Graveyard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bardell Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bardell Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bardell Graveyard is located in Richland County
  • Good Aim Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Richland County Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland County Cemetery
    • The Richland County Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Ft. Jackson National Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Enon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
    • The Enon Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Old McGraw Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old McGraw Cemetery
      • The Old McGraw Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Pilgrims Way Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
    • Hardshell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardshell Cemetery
      • The Hardshell Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
      • The Hardshell Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Jackson Cemetery
    • Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Capernaum Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capernaum Church Cemetery
      • The Capernaum Church Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • The Capernaum Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Temple of Yahshua Cemetery
    • Boykin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boykin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boykin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boykin Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
    • Jewish Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
    • Quaker Burying Ground
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Burying Ground
      • The Quaker Burying Ground is located in Kershaw County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
    • St. Matthews Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Kershaw County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <6>
  • Spring Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
    • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
  • Lugoff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
    • Woodfield is located in Richland County
  • Camden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Log Town ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
    • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
    • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Lafayette Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
    • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
  • Ravenwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Ravenwood is located in Richland County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Blythewood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Brickyard Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickyard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
      • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
    • Capitol View
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
      • Capitol View is located in Richland County
    • Bruner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
      • Bruner is located in Richland County
    • Claremont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claremont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Claremont is located in Sumter County
    • Smallwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
      • Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
    • Belmont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Forest Acres
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
      • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valencia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
      • Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
    • Hopkins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stateburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stateburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
      • Stateburg is located in Sumter County
    • Shepard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shepard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
      • Shepard is located in Kershaw 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. 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

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: GNIS record #1225637 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: Lugoff
    • County: Kershaw         Elev: 83
    • Location given for GNIS #1225637 (Porter Cemetery)

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 'straight-line' (or 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- ) 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: 34.1368, Longitude: -80.7479       In this case, the coordinates for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<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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