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:
36.8351, -82.3999
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 Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Gate City. Gate City lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Porter Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 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 northwest)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Scott County
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- Powers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Pippin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pippin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippin Cemetery
- Culbertson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Culbertson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbertson Cemetery
- Horne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Horne Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
- Horne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Horne Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Porter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Ramey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ramey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey Cemetery
- Banner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- Ramey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ramey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Salyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Salyer Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyer Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Sebras Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- 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
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Quillen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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>
- Buffalo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo 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:
- Grigbys Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
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- Dungannon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Nickelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dwina
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Saint Paul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- 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
- Bickley Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Dickensonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Herald
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Creswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Fort Blackmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Snowflake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Maces Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Carterton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Dante
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Lano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Leonard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Hiltons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jessees Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- 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 Scott 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 begin 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 Scott 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 #1486363 (Porter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1486363 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 445 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dungannon
- Location given for Porter Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8351024 Lon: -82.39987
- 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 Scott, 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 obstructions 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. |