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A visit to the Potter 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 Potter Cemetery ...

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

30.5730, -85.6533

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

The Potter Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Chipley. Chipley lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Potter Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Potter Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Potter Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Tiller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Tiller Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Cemetery
  • Greenhead Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Greenhead Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhead Cemetery
  • Barfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Barfield Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield Cemetery
  • Lay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lay Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
  • Deadening Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Deadening Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadening Cemetery
  • Wood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Weeks Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
  • White Oak Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The White Oak Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
  • Everett Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Everett Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
  • Clarkston Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Clarkston Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston Cemetery
  • Gainer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gainer Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainer Cemetery
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery
      • The Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kingdom Life Ministries Cemetery
      • Victory Faith Tabernacle Cemetery
      • Victory of Faith Fellowship Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267647 <5>
    • Scarlett Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Miller Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Hardy Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Hardy Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
    • Dunn - Raley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Dunn - Raley Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn - Raley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunn - Raley Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Vernon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71911 <5>
    • Porter Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Porter Cemetery is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
    • Ebro Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ebro Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro Cemetery
    • Sandy Mtn. Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Kent Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kent Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
    • Limestone Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Limestone Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Potter Cemetery.

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

  • Vernon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wausau
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brock Crossroad
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
  • Five Points
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Points is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Millers Ferry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
  • Ebro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ebro is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <6>
  • Fountain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Chipley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonifay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
  • Caryville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Vicksburg ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Vicksburg is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
    • Former name for Vicksburg:
    • Vickerburg
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Alford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Steele City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Steele City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
    • Westville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Knox Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
    • Southport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Youngstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ponce de Leon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynn Haven
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Cottondale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cerrogordo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo

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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Washington 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 Potter Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #289264  (Potter Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #289264 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: Washington
      • Est. Elev: 56 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Vernon
      • Location given for Potter Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.5729711     Lon: -85.6532633
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Florida's counties, including Washington, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Potter 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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.