Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Porter Gap (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Porter Gap. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Porter Gap is located in Lauderdale County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lauderdale County: Mississippi (AR), Crockett, Dyer, Haywood & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Porter Gap. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Porter Gap:
- Lauderdale County (The home county of Porter Gap)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter Gap, with the one closest to Porter Gap listed first.
- Edith
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Halls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Flippin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Ripley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Luckett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luckett is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
- Durhamville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Henning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Glimp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Ashport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Daniels Point Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter Gap, with the one closest to Porter Gap listed first.
- Chestnut Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Friendship
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Maury Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
- Maury City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Crockett Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Elizabeth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
- Johnsons Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Alamo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Gadsden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Dyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter Gap, with the one closest to Porter Gap listed first.
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Richwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Fowlkes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Bruceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bruceville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
- Finley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Mengelwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Middle City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Dyersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Ayers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Tigrett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Boothspoint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter Gap, with the one closest to Porter Gap listed first.
- Brazil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Yorkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Tilghman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Dyer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter Gap, with the one closest to Porter Gap listed first.
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Toulon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Nutbush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Owl City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Bradford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,017 people
- Allens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Wellwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter Gap, with the one closest to Porter Gap listed first.
- Powells Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Powells Ferry is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
- Ridgely
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Owl City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Owl City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Sunkist Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
- Madison County
- Providence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Obion County
- Obion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter Gap, with the one closest to Porter Gap listed first.
- Covington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gift
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gift is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
- Estimated population in 2014: 378 people
- Bride
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bride is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
- Garland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Walnut Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Charleston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Estimated population in 2014: 671 people
- Detroit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Detroit is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Burlison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 people
- Mississippi County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter Gap, with the one closest to Porter Gap listed first.
- Barfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Armorel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Armorel is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
- Blytheville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Burdette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Burdette is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Luxora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Luxora is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Gosnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gosnell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
- Osceola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <1>
- Dell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Stark City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stark City is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
- Pemiscot County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porter Gap, with the one closest to Porter Gap listed first.
- Cooter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Caruthersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Steele
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Braggadocio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Hayti Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Hayti
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hayti is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <1>
- Deering
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deering is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Gobler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gobler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
- Netherlands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- Pascola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pascola is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Porter Gap, see our County-by-County Page for Porter Gap.
Cemeteries Near Porter Gap ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Porter Gap.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Porter Gap - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Porter Gap covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Porter Gap, with the one closest to Porter Gap listed first.
- Rutherford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dunavant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Anderson Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Halls.
- The Anderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anderson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8623 <2>
- Anderson Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Love Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Edith UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- James L. Thurmond Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- Green Hill Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Porter Gap in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Porter Gap.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Porter Gap, with the one closest to Porter Gap listed first.
- Nankipoo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nankipoo is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankipoo
- Double Bridges
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Double Bridges is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bridges
- Edith
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Dry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dry Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Halls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Abernathy is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Curve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Curve is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curve
- Gates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Fowlkes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Hales Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hales Point is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Point
- Flippin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Finley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Chestnut Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Dyersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Porter Gap. See our List of 1890's Communities around Porter Gap.
Newspapers Published in Porter Gap ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Porter Gap.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Porter Gap, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Porter Gap.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Porter Gap:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crockett County
- Dyer County
- Gibson County
- Haywood County
- Lake County
- Madison County
- Obion County
- Tipton County
- Mississippi County
- Pemiscot County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Porter Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Porter Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |