About Porterdale Cemetery
Porterdale Cemetery is a cemetery near Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia. It lies about 0.6 mi northwest of Columbus. The grounds sit at about 239 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Ma Rainey and Albert H. King. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 321071. The nearest other listed cemetery is East Porterdale Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Sconiers Funeral Home in Columbus, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 78 cemeteries we list in Muscogee County, and 67 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 78 listings in Muscogee County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Columbus. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Porterdale Cemetery
Among them: 1 musician.
- Ma Rainey1886-1939American blues singer
- Albert H. King1921-19411921-1941 US soldier killed by military police officer due to racial hatred
People whose Wikidata entry gives Porterdale Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
32.45319, -84.98159
What Porterdale Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- East Porterdale CemeteryColumbus, GACemetery0.2 mi
- 1828 Cemetery for BlacksColumbus, GACemetery0.4 mi
- Riverdale CemeteryColumbus, GACemetery0.4 mi
- Church of the Holy FamilyColumbus, GAFamily cemetery1.1 mi
- Girard CemeteryPhenix City, ALCemetery1.5 mi
- Radcliff CemeteryColumbus, GACemetery1.7 mi
- Linwood CemeteryColumbus, GACemetery1.7 mi
- Community CemeteryPhenix City, ALCemetery1.8 mi
- Edmonds CemeteryPhenix City, ALCemetery1.8 mi
- West End CemeteryPhenix City, ALCemetery2.1 mi
Funeral homes near Porterdale Cemetery
- Sconiers Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Columbus · (706) 322-0011
- Kimbrough's Funeral Home LLC0.7 miFuneral home · Columbus · (706) 322-3300
- Charles E Huff's International Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Columbus · (706) 322-8713
- Hill-Watson-People's Funeral Service1.7 miFuneral home · Columbus · (706) 327-9293
- Taylor Funeral Home Inc1.8 miFuneral home · Phenix City · (334) 298-0364
- Colonial Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Phenix City · (334) 298-8728
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