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:
36.8557, -82.3851
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 Russell County<2>.
The county seat for Russell County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east 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 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Porter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Porter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Powers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Sergent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sergent Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Horne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Horne Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
- Horne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Horne Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Quillen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Quillen Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quillen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quillen Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51772 <5>
- Gose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gose Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gose Cemetery
- Stallard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stallard Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallard Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Ingle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle Cemetery
- Greear Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Greear Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greear Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Hartsock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hartsock Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsock Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Vanderpool Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Vanderpool Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderpool Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Artrip Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Artrip Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip Cemetery
- Fraley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fraley Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraley Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Hamm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hamm Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamm Cemetery
- Robinette Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Robinette Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinette Cemetery
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:
- Dwina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Dungannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Grigbys Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Virginia City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Saint Paul
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bickley Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nickelsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coeburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fugates Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Dickensonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Willow Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Creswell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Carterton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Dante
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Herald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Mendota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Lano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Fort Blackmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Maces Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Jessees Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Leonard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Wise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
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 Russell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Porter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coeburn
- Wise
- Wise lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Porter Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wise.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
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 professional and volunteer 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Russell 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 #1486365 (Porter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1486365 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: Russell
- Est. Elev: 524 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dungannon
- Location given for Porter Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8556584 Lon: -82.3851469
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Russell, 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- 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. |