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:
42.2931, -90.4876
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 Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Maquoketa. Maquoketa lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Potter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Potter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Daugherty Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Old City Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
- Spruce Creek Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Spruce Creek Catholic Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Creek Catholic Cemetery
- The Spruce Creek Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spruce Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194892 <5>
- Weinert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Weinert Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Federman Farms Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Efferding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Efferding Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Efferding Cemetery
- Federman Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2654129 <5>
- Dyas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dyas Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyas Cemetery
- St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bellevue Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96118 <5>
- Bellevue Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Hill Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barnholdt / Dorr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnholdt / Dorr Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnholdt / Dorr Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barnholdt / Dorr Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Cottonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2195314 <5>
- Dorr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dorr Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorr Cemetery
- Herrig Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Herrig Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrig Cemetery
- Monner Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Monner Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monner Farm Cemetery
- Huff Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Huff Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Farm Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Potter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Potter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Bellevue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Bellevue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellevue
- Bellevue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smiths is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Saint Donatus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aiken
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Galena Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
- La Motte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cottonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Springbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wilkins is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Bremen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Galena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <6>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Andrew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Massey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Massey is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Zwingle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Green Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Elizabeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cattese
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cattese is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattese
- Menominee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Key West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Key West is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
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 Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Potter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- East Dubuque
- Elizabeth
- Galena
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 helpful 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 #2001068 (Potter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2001068 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bellevue
- Location given for Potter Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2930694 Lon: -90.4876282
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Jackson, 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 things 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. |