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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Potters Field. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Potters Field (FG ID #2455553)

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 Potters Field ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Potters Field

Lat:   36.3204°   (36° 19' 13")

Lon:   -119.6372°   (-119° 38' 13")

The cemetery is located in Kings County<2>.

As an estimate, the Potters Field is located in Hanford.

While not adjacent, to the northeast is the Hanford Cemetery. To the west is the Sam Yup Chinese Cemetery.

The county seat for Kings County is located in Hanford. Hanford lies just to the north northwest of the Potters Field .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Potters Field:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Kings County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Potters Field.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Potters Field, with the nearest first.

    • Hanford
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Home Garden
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Garden
      • Home Garden is located in Kings County
    • Armona
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hardwick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
      • Hardwick is located in Kings County
    • Laton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lemoore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hub
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub
      • Hub is located in Kings County
    • Goshen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Traver
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Stratford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Conejo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conejo
      • Conejo is located in Fresno County
    • Waukena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Kingsburg
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Riverdale
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Corcoran
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Tagus
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tagus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tagus
        • Tagus is located in Tulare County
      • London
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
        • London is located in Tulare County
      • Chinowths Corner
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinowths Corner
        • Chinowths Corner is located in Tulare County
      • Tulare
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulare
        • Tulare is located in Tulare County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,797 people
        • Tulare has also been known as:
        • Tulare City
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulare <4>
      • Visalia
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Selma
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
        • Selma is located in Fresno County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
      • Lanare
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanare
        • Lanare is located in Fresno County
      • Vanguard
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanguard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanguard
        • Vanguard is located in Kings County
      • Caruthers
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Loma
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
        • Loma is located in Tulare County
      • Ambler
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
        • Ambler is located in Tulare 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 Potters Field. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kings County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Potters Field.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Potters Field.<6>

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

    • Calvary Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Kings County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Home Garden.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7872 <1>
    • Grangeville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Grangeville Cemetery is located in Kings County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grangeville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Armona.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grangeville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #247363 <1>
    • Kings River Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lemoore Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Lemoore Cemetery is located in Kings County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lemoore Cemetery is located in Lemoore.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lemoore Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8108 <1>
    • Rhoads Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Rhoads Cemetery is located in Kings County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rhoads Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Lemoore.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhoads Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141682 <1>
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Taylor Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2365867 <1>
    • Santa Rosa Rancheria Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Santa Rosa Rancheria Cemetery is located in Kings County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Santa Rosa Rancheria Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Lemoore.
      • The Santa Rosa Rancheria Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Tachi Indian Cemetery
      • Tachi Yokut Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Rosa Rancheria Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152019 <1>
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Knoll Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Knoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Knoll Cemetery
    • Kingsburg Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Kingsburg Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kingsburg Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Kingsburg.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingsburg Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8094 <1>
    • Corcoran Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Corcoran Memorial Park is located in Kings County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Corcoran Memorial Park is located outside and to the northeast of Corcoran.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corcoran Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7917 <1>
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Odd Fellows Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Fresno County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • West Selma Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • The West Selma Cemetery is located in Fresno County
        • The West Selma Cemetery has also been known as:
        • West Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Selma Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8436 <1>
      • Floral Memorial Park
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • The Floral Memorial Park is located in Fresno County
        • The Floral Memorial Park has also been known as:
        • Floral Memorial Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floral Memorial Park
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7971 <1>
      • North Selma Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Tulare Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tulare Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tulare Cemetery is located in Tulare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tulare Cemetery
      • Visalia Public Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • The Visalia Public Cemetery is located in Tulare County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Visalia Public Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Visalia.
        • The Visalia Public Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Visalia Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Visalia Public Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #198468 <1>
      • S D A Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the S D A Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The S D A Cemetery is located in Tulare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the S D A Cemetery
      • Fowler Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Reedley Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

    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 Potters Field:

    The official website for Kings County: www.countyofkings.com/

    The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

    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>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Kings, 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 Potters Field. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3204, Longitude: -119.6372    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <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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