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A visit to the Potts 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 Potts Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Potts 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 Potts Cemetery

Lat:   33.0293°   (33° 1' 45")

Lon:   -84.0374°   (-84° 2' 14")

The Potts Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Forsyth. Forsyth lies just to the east of the Potts Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Potts Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • The Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shiloh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36966 <5>
  • Faith Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faith Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faith Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Faith Church Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Manry - Wright Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manry - Wright Cemetery
    • The Manry - Wright Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • The Manry - Wright Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Manry Cemetery
  • Cain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cain Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Sheram Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheram Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sheram Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Reeves - Askin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves - Askin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeves - Askin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reeves - Askin Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marshall Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Collier Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Collier Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Rehobeth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rehobeth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rehobeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Sappington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sappington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sappington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sappington Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Sheran - Horne - Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheran - Horne - Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheran - Horne - Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sheran - Horne - Smith Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Brent Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brent Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brent Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Owen Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Owen Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • William F. Johnston Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William F. Johnston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the William F. Johnston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The William F. Johnston Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Fredonia Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fredonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fredonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Pringle Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pringle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pringle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pringle Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Ramah Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ramah Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens is located in Monroe County
    • Garden of Prayer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Prayer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Prayer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garden of Prayer Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Monroe County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Potts Cemetery.

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

  • Goggins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goggins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
    • Goggins is located in Lamar County
    • Goggins has also been known as:
    • Goggans Station
    • Goggans
    • Goggansville
    • Goggins Station
    • Gogginsville
  • Forsyth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Box Ankle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
    • Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
  • Barnesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Aldora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aldora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
    • Aldora is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Smarr
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smarr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smarr
    • Smarr is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smarr <7>
  • Yatesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Yatesville is located in Upson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yatesville <7>
  • Liberty Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
  • Milner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Culloden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • The Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Rock
    • The Rock is located in Upson County
    • Former name for The Rock:
    • Topeka Junction
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Rock <7>
  • Bolingbroke
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Juliette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juliette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliette
      • Juliette is located in Monroe County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juliette <7>
    • Orchard Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
      • Orchard Hill is located in Spalding County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Hill <7>
    • Musella
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Musella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musella
      • Musella is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Musella <7>
    • Meansville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Delray
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
      • Delray is located in Upson County
    • Flovilla
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jackson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • East Griffin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Griffin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
      • East Griffin is located in Spalding County
    • Zebulon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hannahs Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannahs Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
      • Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
    • Thomaston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lizella
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Griffin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Potts 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 Potts Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #321097  (Potts Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #321097 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: Johnstonville
    • County: Monroe         Elev: 206
    • Location given for GNIS #321097 (Potts Cemetery)

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecountygeorgia.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 Georgia's counties, including Monroe, 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 Potts Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0293, Longitude: -84.0374       In this case, the coordinates for the Potts 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.




 

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