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:
36.8465, -82.3765
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 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Porter Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 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.
- Buffalo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Sergent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- 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
- Hartsock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hartsock Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsock Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Vanderpool Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Vanderpool Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderpool 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
- Artrip Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Artrip Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip Cemetery
- Quillen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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>
- 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
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
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- 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
- Culbertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Culbertson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbertson Cemetery
- Isaac Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Isaac Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
- Ervin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ervin Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervin 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
- 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
- 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
- Gose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gose Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gose Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- 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
- Dwina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Dungannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Saint Paul
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Bickley Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Fugates Hill
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Coeburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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 (13 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
- Herald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Mendota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Dante
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- 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
- Leonard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Jessees Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Lano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Craigs Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
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.
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 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 #1486364 (Porter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1486364 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: 475 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dungannon
- Location given for Porter Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8464918 Lon: -82.3765353
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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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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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