A visit to the Pottinger 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 Pottinger Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pottinger Cemetery:
37.6503, -85.5239
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pottinger Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pottinger Cemetery is located in Nelson County<2>.
The county seat for Nelson County is located in Bardstown. Bardstown lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Pottinger Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pottinger Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Pottinger Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pottinger Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Thomas Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Burying Ground is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Burying Ground
- Greenwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwell Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwell Cemetery
- Beeler - Vittitow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vowles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Vowles Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowles Cemetery
- St. Ann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smocks Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edlin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Edlin Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edlin Cemetery
- Potts Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Potts Spring Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Spring Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Hodgenville.
- The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #647502 <5>
- St. Joachim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joachim Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joachim Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sutton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neff Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Neff Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neff Cemetery
- Sutherland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bledsoe Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Daugherty Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
- Castleman Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Castleman Cemetery is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleman Cemetery
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 Pottinger Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pottinger Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gethsemane
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- New Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Dant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dant is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dant
- Blue Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Gap is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gap
- New Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Culvertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Culvertown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvertown
- Saint Francis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saint Francis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Howardstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Gleanings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Loretto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nerinx
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nerinx is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerinx
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Greenbrier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Balltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Gandertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gandertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandertown
- White City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Stiles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Raywick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Manton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Manton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Nelsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Frogtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frogtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Burkes Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burkes Spring is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Spring
- Saint Mary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cravens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cravens is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Bellwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Roanoke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
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 Pottinger Cemetery. The following communities are located in Nelson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pottinger Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Pottinger Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Nelson 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 Pottinger Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #501206 (Pottinger Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #501206 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: Nelson
- Est. Elev: 155 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Haven
- Location given for Pottinger Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6503397 Lon: -85.5238514
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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 Nelson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pottinger 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. |