A visit to the Porter - Cortner 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 - Cortner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Porter - Cortner Cemetery:
35.4129, -86.5942
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Porter - Cortner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Porter - Cortner Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Porter - Cortner Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Porter - Cortner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Porter - Cortner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Helton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Bedford County
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- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Woods - Mayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Ingle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle Cemetery
- Gant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gant Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gant Cemetery
- Shearin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shearin Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearin Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- O'Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Saniford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Saniford Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saniford Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Redd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Redd Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redd Cemetery
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Chapel Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Chapel Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Gabbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gabbert Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabbert Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Word Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Word Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Word Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doughan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Doughan Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughan Cemetery
- Marsh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Marsh Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Porter - Cortner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Porter - Cortner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitaker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
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- Talley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Belfast
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Belleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Shelbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Yell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Lewisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cochran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Delina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Booneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Verona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Anes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Cornersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Countyline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Raus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Hughey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Chapel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vannatta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Globe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
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 - Cortner 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 - Cortner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lewisburg
- Lynchburg
- Shelbyville
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 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 - Cortner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- 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 - Cortner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1319458 (Porter-Cortner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1319458 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: 275 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bedford
- Location given for Porter-Cortner Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4128522 Lon: -86.5941626
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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 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' (or 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 - Cortner 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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