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The location of the Potter's Field has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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's Field ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Potter's Field can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Potter's Field

Lat:   43.1923°   (43° 11' 32")

Lon:   -85.1628°   (-85° 9' 46")

The Potter's Field is located in Montcalm County<2>.

The county seat for Montcalm County is located in Stanton. Stanton lies just to the north northeast of the Potter's Field .

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 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's Field:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Montcalm County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Potter's Field itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Potter's Field.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Potter's Field, with the nearest first.

    • Eureka Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
      • Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
    • Amsden
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
      • Amsden is located in Montcalm County
    • Greenville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
    • Sheridan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sidney
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
    • Fenwick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
      • Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
    • Belding
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Shiloh
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Ionia County
    • Orleans
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Orleans is located in Ionia County
    • Stanton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <4>
    • Gowen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen
      • Gowen is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowen <4>
    • Woods Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
      • Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Langston
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
        • Langston is located in Montcalm County
      • Vickeryville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville
        • Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County
      • Smyrna
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
        • Smyrna is located in Ionia County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <4>
      • Palo
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
        • Palo is located in Ionia County
      • Butternut
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
        • Butternut is located in Montcalm County
      • McBride
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
        • McBride is located in Montcalm County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBride <4>
      • Trufant
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trufant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trufant
        • Trufant is located in Montcalm County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trufant <4>
      • Harvard
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
        • Harvard is located in Kent County
      • Grattan
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan
        • Grattan is located in Kent County
      • Crystal
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
        • Crystal is located in Montcalm County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal <4>

    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's Field. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montcalm County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Potter's Field.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Potter's Field.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Potter's Field, with the nearest first.

    • South Sidney Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Sidney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Sidney Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Sidney Cemetery
    • Fairplains Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Fairplains Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
      • The Fairplains Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fair Plains Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairplains Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989570 <6>
    • Sheridan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheridan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sheridan Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheridan Cemetery
    • Sidney Twp. Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sidney Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sidney Twp. Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sidney Twp. Cemetery
    • East Montcalm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Montcalm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Montcalm Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Montcalm Cemetery
    • St. Charles Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Cemetery
    • West Washington Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Washington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Washington Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Washington Cemetery
    • Forest Home Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
    • Eureka Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
    • Clear Lake Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clear Lake Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Lake Cemetery
    • North Sidney Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Sidney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Sidney Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Sidney Cemetery
    • Monroe Roads Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monroe Roads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Monroe Roads Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monroe Roads Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Perch Lake Bible Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perch Lake Bible Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Perch Lake Bible Church Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perch Lake Bible Church Cemetery
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Wolverton Plains Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolverton Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wolverton Plains Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolverton Plains Cemetery
      • Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rest Haven Memorial Gardens is located in Ionia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
      • Belding Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Belding Cemetery is located in Ionia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belding Cemetery
      • Greene Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • The Greene Cemetery is located in Ionia County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greene Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Belding.
        • The Greene Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Green Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greene Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1117465 <6>
      • Forest Hill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
      • Little Denmark Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Denmark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Little Denmark Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Denmark Cemetery
      • Otisco Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otisco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Otisco Cemetery is located in Ionia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otisco Cemetery
      • River Ridge Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The River Ridge Cemetery is located in Ionia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River Ridge Cemetery
      • St. Joseph Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ionia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Greenop Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Greenop Cemetery is located in Ionia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenop Cemetery

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

    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's Field:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1951084  (Potter's Field)
      • Note: GNIS record #1951084 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Greenville East
      • County: Montcalm         Elev: 262
      • Location given for GNIS #1951084 (Potter's Field)

    The official website for Montcalm County: www.montcalm.org/

    The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

    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 Montcalm, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Potter's Field. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1923, Longitude: -85.1628       In this case, the coordinates for the Potter's Field have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <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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