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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:

42.0267, -83.3069

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 Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Monroe. Monroe lies just to the south 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 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.

  • Ash Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Ash Center Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Center Cemetery
  • Old St. Charles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Newport Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Newport Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Rupert Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rupert Farm Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert Farm Cemetery
  • Carleton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Carleton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carleton Cemetery
  • Grafton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Grafton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Clark Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
  • St. Patrick's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Patrick's Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick's Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Brest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Brest Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brest Cemetery
    • East Rockwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Oak Forest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Oak Forest Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest Cemetery
    • Huron Valley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Huron Valley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Valley Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Michigan Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Michigan Memorial Park is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Michigan Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located between<5> the communities of New Boston and Flat Rock.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Flat Rock.
      • The Michigan Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Michigan Memorial Cemetery
      • Michigan Memorial Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1075 <6>
    • Waltz Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Waltz Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltz Cemetery
    • Woodmere Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Woodmere Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere Cemetery
    • Gethsemane Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
    • Holy Ghost Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Gibraltar Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gibraltar Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

  • Newport
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • South Rockwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Steiner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Steiner is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
  • Estral Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Estral Beach is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estral Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Rockwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Flat Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Carleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grafton ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Grafton is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Woodland Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Woodland Beach is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Beach
  • Detroit Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Detroit Beach is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit Beach
  • Stony Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Stony Point is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • Gibraltar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gibraltar is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Willow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
    • Monroe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodhaven
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Scofield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Scofield is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • West Monroe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • West Monroe is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • South Monroe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • South Monroe is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monroe
    • New Boston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Amherst Pointe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Glen Eden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Grosse Ile
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Trenton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Maybee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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 Monroe 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 like to start with 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 Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Monroe 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 #635340  (Potter Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #635340 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: Monroe
      • Est. Elev: 181 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Flat Rock
      • Location given for Potter Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.026711     Lon: -83.306875
      • 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 Michigan's counties, including Monroe, 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 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of New Boston and Flat Rock. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <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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