A visit to the Potter's Field ...
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's Field ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Potter's Field:
43.1923, -85.1628
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Potter's Field can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Potter's Field.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Potter's Field.<4>
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)
- The South Sidney Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sidney Cemetery
- Fairplains Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fairplains Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains Cemetery
- The Fairplains Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fair Plains Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989570 <5>
- Sheridan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sheridan Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Cemetery
- Sidney Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sidney Twp. Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney Twp. Cemetery
- East Montcalm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The East Montcalm Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Montcalm Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- West Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clear Lake Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake Cemetery
- North Sidney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The North Sidney Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sidney Cemetery
- Monroe Roads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Monroe Roads Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Roads Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Perch Lake Bible Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Wolverton Plains Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belding Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Belding Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belding Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- 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 east of Belding.
- The Greene Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1117465 <5>
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Little Denmark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Otisco Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Otisco Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Cemetery
- River Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The River Ridge Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Greenop Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Greenop Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenop Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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)
- Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
- Amsden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amsden is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sheridan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sidney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fenwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Belding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Orleans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orleans is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Stanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gowen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Langston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Langston is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Vickeryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville
- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Palo is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Entrican
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Entrican is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entrican
- Butternut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Butternut is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- McBride
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trufant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harvard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harvard is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Grattan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grattan is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan
- Crystal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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.
- Belding
- Carson City
- Crystal
- Fenwick
- Greenville
- Ionia
- Ionia lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Potter's Field.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ionia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Palo
- Palo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Potter's Field.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Stanton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Potter's Field:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Montcalm 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's Field:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1951084 (Potter's Field)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1951084 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: Montcalm
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenville East
- Location given for Potter's Field:
- Lat: 43.1922539 Lon: -85.1627958
- 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 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 '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- Potter's Field) 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. |