A visit to the Potts Camp 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 Potts Camp Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Potts Camp Cemetery:
34.6501, -89.3104
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Potts Camp Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Potts Camp Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Holly Springs. Holly Springs lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Potts Camp Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Potts Camp Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Potts Camp Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Potts Camp Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pemberton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pemberton Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Cemetery
- Temperance Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Boatwright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Boatwright Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatwright Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Potts Camp.
- The Bethany Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57977 <5>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Brent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brent Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Mt. Teamor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Teamor Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Teamor Cemetery
- Sauls Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sauls Chapel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauls Chapel Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Baptist Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Lonoke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lonoke Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonoke Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Potts Camp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Potts Camp Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Potts Camp
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hickory Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cornersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Pine Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Myrtle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Lake Shores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Abbeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gravestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Ashland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laws Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hudsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Atway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Blue Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Lowrey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Whitten Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Marianna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Glenfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Chulahoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Red Banks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harmontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- New Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
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 Potts Camp Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Potts Camp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Blue Mountain
- Holly Springs
- New Albany
- Ripley
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 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 Potts Camp Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Potts Camp Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #694465 (Potts Camp Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #694465 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 102 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Potts Camp
- Location given for Potts Camp Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.650099 Lon: -89.3103525
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Marshall, 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- Potts Camp 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. |