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A visit to the Porter Cemetery ...


The location of the Porter Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Porter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Porter Cemetery

Lat:   38.2309°   (38° 13' 51")

Lon:   -82.1254°   (-82° 7' 31")

The Porter Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.

The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Hamlin. Hamlin lies just to the north northeast of the Porter Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Lincoln County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Porter Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 31 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.

    • Myra
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
      • Myra is located in Lincoln County
    • Hamlin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sheridan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
    • Palermo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
      • Palermo is located in Lincoln County
    • West Hamlin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
      • West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
    • Portersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
      • Portersville is located in Lincoln County
    • Yawkey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
      • Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
    • Nestlow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
      • Nestlow is located in Wayne County
    • Wewanta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
      • Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
    • Tango
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
      • Tango is located in Lincoln County
    • Cove Gap
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
      • Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
    • Alkol
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
      • Alkol is located in Lincoln County
    • Continue List   (19 more) ...
      • Fudges Creek
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
        • Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
      • Layville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
        • Layville is located in Boone County
      • Garretts Bend
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
        • Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
      • Harts
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
        • Harts is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harts <4>
      • Dodson Junction
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Junction
        • Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
      • Morrisvale
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisvale
        • Morrisvale is located in Boone County
      • Woodville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
        • Woodville is located in Boone County
      • Sod
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
        • Sod is located in Lincoln County
      • Culloden
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culloden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
        • Culloden is located in Cabell County
      • Yates Crossing
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
        • Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
      • Ona
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Milton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
        • Milton is located in Cabell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
      • Armilda
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
        • Armilda is located in Wayne County
      • Horse Creek Junction
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek Junction
        • Horse Creek Junction is located in Boone County
      • Julian
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
        • Julian is located in Boone County
      • Priestley
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
        • Priestley is located in Lincoln County
      • Hurricane
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Barboursville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Melissa
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
        • Melissa is located in Cabell County

    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 Lincoln County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Porter Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Porter Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Porter Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Flowers Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flowers Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flowers Cemetery
    • Black Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Black Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
    • Sloan Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sloan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sloan Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sloan Cemetery
    • Peyton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peyton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peyton Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peyton Cemetery
    • Isaac Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isaac Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Isaac Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isaac Cemetery
    • Seites Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seites Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seites Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seites Cemetery
    • Cartwright Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cartwright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cartwright Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cartwright Cemetery
    • Workman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Workman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Workman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Workman Cemetery
    • Yeager Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yeager Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yeager Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yeager Cemetery
    • Triplett Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Triplett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Triplett Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Triplett Cemetery
    • Sloan Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sloan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sloan Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sloan Cemetery
    • Franklin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
    • Continue List   (22 more) ...
      • Keck Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Keck Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keck Cemetery
      • Burks Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Burks Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burks Cemetery
      • Adkins Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Adkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adkins Cemetery
      • Adkins Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Adkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adkins Cemetery
      • Adkins Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Adkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adkins Cemetery
      • Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lincoln Memorial Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
      • Hamlin Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Hamlin Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hamlin Cemetery is located in Hamlin.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamlin Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78568 <6>
      • Midkiff Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midkiff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Midkiff Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midkiff Cemetery
      • Smith Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Chapman Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
      • Roy Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roy Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roy Cemetery
      • Saunders Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saunders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Saunders Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saunders Cemetery
      • McComas Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McComas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McComas Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McComas Cemetery
      • Lucas Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lucas Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucas Cemetery
      • McComas Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McComas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McComas Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McComas Cemetery
      • Payne Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Payne Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
      • Hager Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hager Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hager Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hager Cemetery
      • Goldsberry Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goldsberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Goldsberry Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goldsberry Cemetery
      • Martha Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Martha Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Martha Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Martha Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Palermo.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martha Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222577 <6>
      • Stowers - Adkins Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stowers - Adkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stowers - Adkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stowers - Adkins Cemetery
      • Plumley Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plumley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Plumley Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plumley Cemetery
      • Powell Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Powell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #1545159  (Porter Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1545159 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Branchland
      • County: Lincoln         Elev: 228
      • Location given for GNIS #1545159 (Porter Cemetery)

    The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.wv.us/

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

    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 West Virginia's counties, including Lincoln, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Porter Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2309, Longitude: -82.1254       In this case, the coordinates for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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