A visit to the Porter Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Porter Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Porter Cemetery (FG ID #79599).
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:
38.1440, -81.6333
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Porter Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The Porter Cemetery is located in Bloomingrose.
The cemetery is located in Boone County<3>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Madison. Madison lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the west southwest 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 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Porter Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Porter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Foster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Evans Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Evans Family Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Family Cemetery
- The Evans Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evans Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78304 <1>
- Workman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Coon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ferrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Courtney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kirk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Adkins Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Javins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Drawdy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Snodgrass Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodgrass Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Porter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Porter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sharlow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eden
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bloomingrose
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Comfort
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Racine
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Seth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peytona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kirbyton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fosterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hopkins Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rumble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ashford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brushton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Andrew
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coopertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Joes Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Winifrede
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dartmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Easly
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nellis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Milltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orgas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grippe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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. The following communities are located in Boone 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 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 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Boone 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #79599
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1545158 (Porter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1545158 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: Boone
- Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Racine
- Location given for Porter Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.143991 Lon: -81.6331743
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |