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:
37.1809, -82.6190
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 Letcher County<2>.
The county seat for Letcher County is located in Whitesburg. Whitesburg lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Potter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Potter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Haddon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Haddon Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddon Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- McRoberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McRoberts Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts Cemetery
- Sam Bentley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sam Bentley Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Bentley Cemetery
- Crouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pebelton Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pevelton Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Laurel Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Laurel Fork Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Fork Cemetery
- Boggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Boggs Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
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- Swindall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Swindall Cemetery is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swindall Cemetery
- Hemphill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hemphill Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hemphill Cemetery is located in Hemphill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968405 <5>
- Gilliam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Hillman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hillman Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Cantrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cantrell Cemetery is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrell Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Sowards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sowards Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowards Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Jenkins
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Burdine
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Almira
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Almira is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Haddonfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- McRoberts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoberts
- Pound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fleming - Neon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Cromona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Tolliver Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Hemphill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Neon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whitaker
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Seco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seco is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Dorton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Myra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Millstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Sergent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Mayking
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayking
- Darwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Thornton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Farraday
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
- Clintwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jonancy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Deane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Ermine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ermine is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ermine
- Weeksbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Virgie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Virgie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
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 Letcher County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Potter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clintwood
- Cromona
- Jenkins
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Potter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Letcher 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 #501195 (Potter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #501195 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: Letcher
- Est. Elev: 478 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jenkins East
- Location given for Potter Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1809377 Lon: -82.6190446
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Letcher, 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- 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. |
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