A visit to the Potters Field ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Potters Field. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Potters Field (FG ID #277982).
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 Potters Field ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Potters Field:
41.3317, -95.9897
The Potters Field is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Omaha. Omaha lies just to the south southwest of the Potters Field .
Open a Google Map centered on the Potters Field.
Name Variations for Potters Field ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
We have seen the following variation for Potters Field:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Potters Field.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Potters Field, with the nearest first.
- Springwell Danish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Jewish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mormon Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Servants of Mary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shipley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
- Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ressurection Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Evans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crescent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Crescent Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Potters Field.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Potters Field, with the nearest first:
- Briggs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Home Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Irvington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carter Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Council Bluffs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boys Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Calhoun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ralston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Honey Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Bennington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- La Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chautauqua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Portal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portal is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Millard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Papillion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Avery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Loveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chalco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Bellevue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pigeon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Potters Field. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Potters Field.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Bennington
- Boys Town
- Council Bluffs
- De Soto - Historic
- Fort Calhoun
- Millard
- Omaha
- Papillion
- Ralston
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 websites either 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 Potters Field:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Douglas 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 Potters Field:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #277982
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Douglas, 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- Potters 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |