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:
37.3909, -82.5268
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 Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies just to the north of the Potter Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Potter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Potter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Compton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- The Compton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Big Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2483772 <5>
- Sowards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sowards Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowards Cemetery
- John Mimms Sword Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newsome Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Newsome Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Newsome Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Cemetery
- Alfred Branham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Alfred Branham Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred Branham Cemetery
- The Alfred Branham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kinney Cemetery
- Penny Cemetery
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- Annie E Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Memorial Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Memorial Cemetery
- The Johnson Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson Cemetery
- Newsome Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Newsome Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Cemetery
- Peggy Sword Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Peggy Sword Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peggy Sword Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Hollybush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hollybush Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybush Cemetery
- Thomas Hamilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newsom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Newsom Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsom Cemetery
- Bowling Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maritha Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Justice Ivy Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill Cemetery
- Pikeville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pikeville Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville Cemetery
- Cline Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Robinson Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Yeager
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Garden Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Shelbiana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Fords Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Virgie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Virgie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Mayo Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Jonancy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Lookout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Rockhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Marrowbone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Pikeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Galveston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Teaberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Hellier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hellier is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Draffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Draffin is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Osborn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Beaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Coal Run Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Myra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Myra is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Dorton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Owsley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Raccoon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Melvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Weeksbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Ashcamp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Belcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belcher is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Grethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
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. The following communities are located in Pike 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 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 Potter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 #501196 (Potter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #501196 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pikeville
- Location given for Potter Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3909366 Lon: -82.5268194
- 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 Pike, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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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