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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. 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:

33.5029, -96.3200

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 Fannin County<2>.

The county seat for Fannin County is located in Bonham. Bonham lies 9 miles [14.5 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 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Porter Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Porter Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Blanton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Blanton Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Whitewright City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Whitewright City Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewright City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Whitewright City Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Whitewright.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978389 <5>
  • Doss Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Doss Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Doss Cemetery is located
    • The Doss Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lindsey Springs Cemetery
  • Sears Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Sears Chapel Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Chapel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sears Chapel Cemetery is located
    • The Sears Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lindsey Springs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959780 <5>
  • Long Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
  • Canon Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Canon Family Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Canon Family Cemetery is located
  • Burns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Burns Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
  • Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Trenton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207748 <5>
  • Randolph - Lindsey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Randolph - Lindsey Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph - Lindsey Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Randolph - Lindsey Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Randolph.
    • The Randolph - Lindsey Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lindsey Cemetery
    • Lindsey - Randolph Cemetery
    • Randolph Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6245 <5>
  • Belmont Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Belmont Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Coon Town Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Coon Town Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Town Cemetery
    • Wrenn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wrenn Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrenn Cemetery
    • Hood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hood Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
    • Lasater Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lasater Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasater Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lasater Cemetery is located
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2218532 <5>
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
      • The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986598 <5>
    • Little Jordan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Little Jordan Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jordan Cemetery
    • Montgomery Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Everheart Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Everheart Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everheart Cemetery
      • The Everheart Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Canaan Cemetery
      • Everhart Cemetery
      • Everheart - Canaan Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2283753 <5>
    • Kentucky Town Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Kentucky Town Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town Cemetery
      • The Kentucky Town Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kentuckytown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #271600 <5>
    • Vittitoe Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hampton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Hampton Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
    • Fannin Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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:

  • Orangeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Orangeville is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
  • Randolph
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Whitewright
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Trenton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ector
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Edhube
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Edhube is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
  • Kentucky Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
  • Pilot Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
  • Savoy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Leonard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bells
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bells is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <6>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Whiterock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Whiterock is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
    • Tom Bean
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cannon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cannon is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Bailey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ida
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ida is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
    • Sedalia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sedalia is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Westminster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ravenna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Frognot
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Frognot is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
    • Gober
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Boyd
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Boyd is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Luella
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Luella is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
    • Blue Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Dodd City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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 Fannin 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Fannin 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 #1365601  (Porter Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1365601 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: Fannin
      • Est. Elev: 206 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ector
      • Location given for Porter Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.5028855     Lon: -96.3199812
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Fannin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.