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:
35.1106, -88.1084
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 Hardin County<2>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Savannah. Savannah lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Porter Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Porter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Porter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cherry Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stricklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Stricklin Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklin Cemetery
- McLaren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McLaren Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaren Cemetery
- Stricklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Stricklin Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklin Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Weatherford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Weatherford Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Church Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perkins - McCurry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Cossey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cossey Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cossey Cemetery
- Cave Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cave Hollow Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Hollow Cemetery
- Big Ivy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Big Ivy Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ivy Cemetery
- Franks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pickens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Harbour Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Harbour Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Cemetery
- Plummer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Plummer Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer Cemetery
- Burnt Stand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Burnt Stand Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Stand Cemetery
- Hollands Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Petty Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Petty Branch Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Branch Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Lowryville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Bruton Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Pyburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- Nash Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Savannah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Hamburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Short
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shiloh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Riverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Crump
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sibley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
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 Hardin 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 start with 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:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hardin 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 #1323912 (Porter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1323912 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lowryville
- Location given for Porter Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1106385 Lon: -88.1083678
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Hardin, 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 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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