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:
38.0651, -82.4613
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 Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wayne. Wayne lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Porter Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Porter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Porter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harless Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Harless Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Workman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Watts & Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Dan Wallace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dan Wallace Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan Wallace Cemetery
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- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Damron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Damron Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damron Cemetery
- Lycans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lycans Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycans Cemetery
- Justice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Justice Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Cemetery
- Spence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Joels Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Joels Branch Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joels Branch Cemetery
- Cassidy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cassidy Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy Cemetery
- Hickory View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hickory View Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory View Cemetery
- Vinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- Maynard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Marilyn Napier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- John Napier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The John Napier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Napier Cemetery
- Stiltner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stiltner Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiltner Cemetery
- Lower Napier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lower Napier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Napier Cemetery
- Upper Napier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Upper Napier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Napier Cemetery
- Maynard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Dunlow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
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- Effie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Clifford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Doane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doane is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane
- Kiahsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Mineral Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Echo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- East Lynn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Armilda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Fort Gay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Louisa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Bumblebee ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
- Wilsondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsondale is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsondale
- Smoky Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Smoky Valley is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Ben Bow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Peach Orchard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Cove Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Wayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hubbardstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Potters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Potters is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Five Forks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Busseyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Busseyville is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseyville
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 Wayne 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 start 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 #1545157 (Porter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1545157 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 355 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Radnor
- Location given for Porter Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.06509 Lon: -82.4612626
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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 Wayne, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |