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A visit to the Potterville Cemetery ...


The location of the Potterville Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (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 Potterville Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Potterville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Potterville Cemetery

Lat:   42.6273°   (42° 37' 38")

Lon:   -84.7630°   (-84° 45' 46")

The Potterville Cemetery is located in Eaton County<2>.

The county seat for Eaton County is located in Charlotte. Charlotte lies just to the southwest of the Potterville Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Potterville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Eaton 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 Potterville Cemetery 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Potterville Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Potterville Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Potterville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • West Windsor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
      • West Windsor is located in Eaton County
    • Charlotte
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingsland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
      • Kingsland is located in Eaton County
    • Dimondale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Needmore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
      • Needmore is located in Eaton County
    • Stalls Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalls Corner
      • Stalls Corner is located in Eaton County
    • Gresham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Gresham is located in Eaton County
    • Chester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Eaton County
    • Grand Ledge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Ledge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ledge
      • Grand Ledge is located in Eaton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ledge <4>
    • Eaton Rapids
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Petrieville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrieville
      • Petrieville is located in Eaton County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Waverly
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
        • Waverly is located in Eaton County
      • Little Venice
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Venice
        • Little Venice is located in Eaton County
      • Carlisle
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
        • Carlisle is located in Eaton County
      • Edgemont Park
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
        • Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
      • Mulliken
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Charlesworth
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlesworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesworth
        • Charlesworth is located in Eaton County
      • Holt
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
        • Holt is located in Ingham County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holt <4>
      • Lansing
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagle
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Ainger
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
        • Ainger is located in Eaton County
      • Vermontville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermontville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermontville
        • Vermontville is located in Eaton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermontville <4>
      • North Lansing
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
        • North Lansing is located in Ingham County
      • Sunfield
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

    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 Potterville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Eaton County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Potterville Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Potterville Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Potterville Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Pinch Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pinch Cemetery is located in Eaton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinch Cemetery
    • West Windsor Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Windsor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Windsor Cemetery is located in Eaton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Windsor Cemetery
    • Strange Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Strange Cemetery is located in Eaton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strange Cemetery
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Eaton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Pray Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pray Cemetery is located in Eaton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pray Cemetery
    • Needmore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Needmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Needmore Cemetery is located in Eaton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Needmore Cemetery
    • Dimondale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dimondale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dimondale Cemetery is located in Eaton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dimondale Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Eaton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Gresham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gresham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gresham Cemetery is located in Eaton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gresham Cemetery
    • Millerburg Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millerburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Millerburg Cemetery is located in Eaton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millerburg Cemetery
    • Center Eaton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Eaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Eaton Cemetery is located in Eaton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Eaton Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • South Center Eaton Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The South Center Eaton Cemetery is located in Eaton County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the South Center Eaton Cemetery is located between<7> the communities of Charlotte and Eaton Rapids.  The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Eaton Rapids.
        • The South Center Eaton Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Long Cemetery
        • South Eaton Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Center Eaton Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1772 <6>
      • Brickyard Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bentley Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bentley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bentley Cemetery is located in Eaton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bentley Cemetery
      • Skinner Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skinner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Skinner Cemetery is located in Eaton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skinner Cemetery
      • Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Eaton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      • Moyer Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Moyer Cemetery is located in Eaton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moyer Cemetery
      • Munger Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Munger Cemetery is located in Eaton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munger Cemetery
      • Delta Center Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

    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 Potterville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #635357  (Potterville Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #635357 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: Needmore
      • County: Eaton         Elev: 268
      • Location given for GNIS #635357 (Potterville Cemetery)

    The official website for Eaton County: www.eatoncounty.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 Eaton, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Potterville Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6273, Longitude: -84.7630       In this case, the coordinates for the Potterville Cemetery 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.
    <7>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Charlotte and Eaton Rapids. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.




 

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