Our Genealogy Helper
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.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Spotsylvania County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Spotsylvania County: Caroline, Culpeper, Hanover, Louisa, Orange & Stafford.
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:
- Spotsylvania County (The home county of Porters)
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters, with the one closest to Porters listed first.
- Logan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Paytes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- McHenry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Margo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Parker
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Childs Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Holladay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Post Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Todds Tavern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Glenora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Brockroad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Lewiston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters, with the one closest to Porters listed first.
- Cobham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Burnley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Rosena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters, with the one closest to Porters listed first.
- New London
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Olney Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Stuart Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Ruther Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Moss Neck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Samuels Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- DeJarnette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Penola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Burruss Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters, with the one closest to Porters listed first.
- Lignum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Kellys Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Elkwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Culpeper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waylands Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Norman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Rixeyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Griffinsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Eggbornsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters, with the one closest to Porters listed first.
- Remington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bealeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blackwell Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Midland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brent Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Opal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Fluvanna County
- Kents Store
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters, with the one closest to Porters listed first.
- Hadensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tabscott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Caledonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Greene County
- Dawsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters, with the one closest to Porters listed first.
- Tylers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Beaverdam
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hewlett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Montpelier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Verdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Goodall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Doswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vontay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Taylorsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- King George County
- Fairview Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters, with the one closest to Porters listed first.
- Harris ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Pendleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Mineral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Louisa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cuckoo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Green Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Trevilians
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Meltons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Vigor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Bells Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Gays ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters, with the one closest to Porters listed first.
- Madison Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Burnt Tree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Radiant
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Aroda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Tryme
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters, with the one closest to Porters listed first.
- Danton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Locust Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vulcan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Wilderness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Rhoadesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Grassland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Indian Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- True Blue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Orange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Madison Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Gordonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Montpelier Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Porters, with the one closest to Porters listed first.
- Berea
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Hartwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford Lakes Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Storck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Falmouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Chatham Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Grafton Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Hartwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Little Falls Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Cropp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Falmouth Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Northridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Porters - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- True Light Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Craigs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Branch Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Mine Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mine Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pentecostal Evangelical Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- Goodhope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<3>
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.
- Stubbs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stubbs is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Granite Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Granite Springs is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Springs
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Mine Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mine Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Run
- Parker
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Tatum
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tatum is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
- Holladay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Danton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Glenora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Post Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Vulcan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Locust Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brockroad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Verdiersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Verdiersville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdiersville
- Thornhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thornhill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
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 15 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]<4>. 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 visit 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Porters:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Spotsylvania County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Fluvanna County
- Fredericksburg City
- Goochland County
- Greene County
- Hanover County
- King George County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Stafford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Porters) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |