A visit to the Potash 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 Potash Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Potash Cemetery:
44.4156, -69.9189
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Potash Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Potash Cemetery is located in Kennebec County<2>.
The county seat for Kennebec County is located in Augusta. Augusta lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Potash Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Potash Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Potash Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Potash Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Marston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Marston Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston Cemetery
- Dudley Plain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Dudley Plain Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Plain Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Readfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Readfield Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readfield Cemetery
- Beam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Beam Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Cemetery
- Philbrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Philbrick Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrick Cemetery
- Whittier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Whittier Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier Cemetery
- Barber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- Scribner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Scribner Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Metcalf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Metcalf Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Cemetery
- East Winthrop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- The Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maine Mt. Vernon Road Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90186 <5>
- Cottle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cottle Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottle Cemetery
- Kent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Kent Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
- Wing Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wing Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Coombs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Coombs Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coombs Cemetery
- Brackett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Brackett Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackett Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Cowan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan 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 Potash Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Potash Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Locks Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
- Readfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kents Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maranacook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maranacook is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maranacook
- Belgrade
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Wayne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- East Winthrop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winthrop Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
- Belgrade Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- North Fayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- Wayne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winthrop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sidney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sidney is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
- North Belgrade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
- Hallowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Augusta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Leeds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- North Monmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Livermore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- Leeds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <6>
- East Monmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Vassalboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Potash Cemetery. The following communities are located in Kennebec County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Potash Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- East Winthrop
- Hallowell
- Mount Vernon
- Readfield
- Vassalboro
- Vienna
- Winthrop
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 either 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 Potash Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maine:
- Pages specific to Kennebec 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 Potash Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #573708 (Potash Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #573708 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: Kennebec
- Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Readfield
- Location given for Potash Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.4156226 Lon: -69.91894
- 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 Maine's counties, including Kennebec, 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 from Point A (ie- Potash 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. |