A visit to the Potters Field 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 Potters Field Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Potters Field Cemetery:
39.5557, -76.9916
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Potters Field Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Potters Field Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Westminster. Westminster lies just to the north northwest of the Potters Field Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Potters Field Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Potters Field Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Potters Field Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Elsworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Church of the Ascension Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Benjamins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meadow Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Western Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Heritage Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Cemetery
- Warehime Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Warehime Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warehime Cemetery
- Stone Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stone Chapel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Chapel Cemetery
- Deer Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Deer Park Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Charity Meeting House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pipe Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pipe Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek Cemetery
- Gardens of Eternal Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandymount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sandymount Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymount Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel - Carrollton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Frizzellburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Frizzellburg Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg Cemetery
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Salem UMC Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem UMC Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Winfield.
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Salem UMC Cemetery (located 80 miles to the north).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81615 <6>
- Patapsco Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Patapsco Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Potters Field Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Potters Field Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westminster
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carroll Lutheran Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Avondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Avondale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Peach Brandy Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peach Brandy Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Brandy Village
- Yorkland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Carrollton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Medford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Medford is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Eastview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Sandyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Wakefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wakefield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Bloom
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bloom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
- Frizzellburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Marston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Dennings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dennings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennings
- Klee Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klee Mill
- Finksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- New Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sams Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Berrywood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Winfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Stone House Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Lakeview Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Fowblesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Upperco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hampstead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Bark Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Linwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
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 Potters Field Cemetery. The following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Potters Field Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Potters Field Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 Potters Field Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1695854 (Potters Field Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1695854 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Westminster
- Location given for Potters Field Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.555657 Lon: -76.991648
- 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 Maryland's counties, including Carroll, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Potters Field 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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <6> | 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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