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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 Porters (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 Porters. 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.

Name Variations for Porters ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Porter.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Porters is located in Albemarle County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Albemarle County: Augusta, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, Orange & Rockingham.

Below are the counties that are near Porters. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Porters:

  • Albemarle County     (The home county of Porters)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porters, with the one closest to Porters listed first.
    • Keene
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Alberene
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Warren
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Warren
      • From Porters to Warren
    • Scottsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <1>
    • Stony Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
      • Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
    • Covesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • North Garden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Woodridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
      • Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodridge
      • From Porters to Woodridge
    • Batesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Simeon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ednam Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ednam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
      • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Ivy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Rose Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
  • Amherst County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porters, with the one closest to Porters listed first.
    • New Glasgow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
      • New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Glasgow
      • From Porters to New Glasgow
    • Lowesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Walkers Ford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Amherst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Monitor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monitor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
      • Monitor is located in Amherst County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Monitor
      • From Porters to Monitor
  • Appomattox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porters, with the one closest to Porters listed first.
    • Bent Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bent Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
      • Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bent Creek
      • From Porters to Bent Creek
    • Beckham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mineral ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
      • Mineral is located in Appomattox County
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porters, with the one closest to Porters listed first.
    • Sherando
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyndhurst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Dooms
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
    • Lipscomb
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lipscomb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
      • Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lipscomb
      • From Porters to Lipscomb
    • Crimora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fishersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
      • Fishersville is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishersville <1>
    • Sampson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sampson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sampson
      • From Porters to Sampson
    • Stuarts Draft
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brand
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brand
      • From Porters to Brand
  • Buckingham County
  • Charlottesville City
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porters, with the one closest to Porters listed first.
    • Trenton Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeside Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Trents Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cumberland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Guinea Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fluvanna County
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porters, with the one closest to Porters listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caledonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caledonia
      • From Porters to Caledonia
    • Fife
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Tabscott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabscott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
      • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porters, with the one closest to Porters listed first.
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cedarmere
      • From Porters to Cedarmere
    • Amicus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amicus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Amicus
      • From Porters to Amicus
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porters, with the one closest to Porters listed first.
    • Medlock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Medlock
      • From Porters to Medlock
    • Bells Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Nelson County
  • Orange County
  • Waynesboro City

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Porters, see our County-by-County Page for Porters.

Cemeteries Near Porters ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Porters.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Porters covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Porters, with the one closest to Porters listed first.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Porters in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Porters.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Porters, with the one closest to Porters listed first.

  • Esmont
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
    • Esmont is located in Albemarle County
  • Glendower
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendower have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendower
    • Glendower is located in Albemarle County
  • Damon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
    • Damon is located in Albemarle County
  • Alberene
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • McCullough
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCullough have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullough
    • McCullough is located in Albemarle County
  • Warren
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Warren is located in Albemarle County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Warren
    • From Porters to Warren
  • Schuyler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Scottsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
    • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <1>
  • Stony Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
  • Howardsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
    • Howardsville is located in Albemarle County
  • Hatton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Hatton is located in Albemarle County
  • Covesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Porters. See our List of 1890's Communities around Porters.

Newspapers Published in Porters ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Porters.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Porters, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Porters.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Porters:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Porters. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Porters) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Porters. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8248, Longitude: -78.5986    
<6>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 Porters, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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