A visit to the Foster - 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. 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 Foster - Potts Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Foster - Potts Cemetery:
36.7767, -84.6356
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Foster - Potts Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Foster - Potts Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Foster - Potts Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Foster - Potts Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Foster - Potts Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- George Abbott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Charlie Vaughn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gregory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in McCreary County
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- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in McCreary County
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- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Jeremiah Denney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Charlie Abbott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Upper Denneys Gap Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moody Cliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Moody Cliff Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cliff Cemetery
- Pittman - Koger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Aught Gregory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gregory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Burk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Burk Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burk Cemetery
- Freedom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Godsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Godsey Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godsey Cemetery
- Denney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Denney Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denney Cemetery
- C H Denney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The C H Denney Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for C H Denney Cemetery
- Eli Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Eli Walker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Walker Cemetery
- Letts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Letts Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Cemetery
- Burke - Kidd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burke - Kidd Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke - Kidd Cemetery
- Burkes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burkes Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Alton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Alton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
- Thomas Denney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Foster - Potts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Foster - Potts Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ritner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Smith Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Marshes Siding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Wiborg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Parmleysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Whitley City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stearns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Revelo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Sumpter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Mount Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Alpine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sloans Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Monticello
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Frazer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Pine Knot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tateville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Mill Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Foster Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Burnside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bronston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rankin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Strunk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Slickford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Isham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- Shearer Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
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 Foster - Potts Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Foster - Potts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnside
- Monticello
- Whitley City
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 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 Foster - Potts Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Foster - Potts Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2568803 (Foster-Potts Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2568803 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coopersville
- Location given for Foster-Potts Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7766884 Lon: -84.6355538
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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 Kentucky's counties, including Wayne, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Foster - Potts 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |