RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of California >> Mendocino County >> Potter Valley CemeteryIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
California

The Commemorative Quarter for California





A visit to the Potter Valley Cemetery ...

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 Potter Valley Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Potter Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   39.2974°   (39° 17' 50")

Lon:   -123.1083°   (-123° 6' 29")

The Potter Valley Cemetery is located in Mendocino County<2>.

The county seat for Mendocino County is located in Ukiah. Ukiah lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Potter Valley Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Potter Valley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pinoleville Rancheria Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ukiah Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ukiah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ukiah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ukiah Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
  • Little Lake Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Lake Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
  • Upper Lake Rancheria Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Indian Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
  • Upper Lake Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Willits Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willits Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willits Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Willits Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
  • Hartley Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hulls Grave
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hulls Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hulls Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hulls Grave is located in Mendocino County
  • Hopland Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopland Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Shields Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shields Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shields Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
    • Kelsay Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelsay Cemetery
      • The Kelsay Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kelsay Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Kelseyville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2506477 <5>
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kelseyville Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelseyville Cemetery
      • The Kelseyville Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kelseyville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Kelseyville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #199179 <5>
    • Stone & Kelsey Gravesite
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Henry Alter Gravesite
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Alter Gravesite
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Henry Alter Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Henry Alter Gravesite is located in Lake County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2507467 <5>
    • Ornbaun Springs Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ornbaun Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ornbaun Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ornbaun Springs Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
    • Stonyford Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stonyford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stonyford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stonyford Cemetery is located in Colusa County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Potter Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Potter Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Potter Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Redwood Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hemlock Ranch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hemlock Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Ranch
    • Hemlock Ranch is located in Mendocino County
    • Hemlock Ranch has also been known as:
    • Hemlock
  • Calpella
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • The Forks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
    • The Forks is located in Mendocino County
  • Witter Springs ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witter Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter Springs
    • Witter Springs is located in Lake County
  • Saratoga Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
    • Saratoga Springs is located in Lake County
  • Ukiah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
    • Ukiah is located in Mendocino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,883 people
    • Ukiah has also been known as:
    • Ukiah City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ukiah <7>
  • Talmage
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Orrs Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Springs
    • Orrs Springs is located in Mendocino County
  • Upper Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Willits
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Robinson Rancheria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Rancheria
      • Robinson Rancheria is located in Lake County
    • North Lakeport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeport
      • North Lakeport is located in Lake County
    • Nice
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Largo ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Largo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
      • Largo is located in Mendocino County
    • Soda Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Soda Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
      • Soda Springs is located in Mendocino County
    • Lakeport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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 Potter Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mendocino County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Boonville
  • Hopland
  • Lakeport
  • Ukiah
    • Ukiah lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Potter Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ukiah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
  • Upper Lake
  • Willits
    • Willits lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Potter Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Willits.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willits

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Potter Valley Cemetery:

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 Potter Valley Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #265007  (Potter Valley Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #265007 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: Potter Valley
    • County: Mendocino         Elev: 286
    • Location given for GNIS #265007 (Potter Valley Cemetery)

The official website for Mendocino County: www.co.mendocino.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 California's counties, including Mendocino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Potter Valley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2974, Longitude: -123.1083       In this case, the coordinates for the Potter Valley Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025