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A visit to the Potter 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 Potter Cemetery ...

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

43.5609, -76.0027

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Potter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Potter Cemetery is located in Oswego County<2>.

The county seat for Oswego County is located in Oswego. Oswego lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Potter Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Potter Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Potter Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Stowell Drive Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Stowell Drive Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell Drive Cemetery
  • Gilbert Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Gilbert Hill Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Hill Cemetery
  • Richland Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Salmon River Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Salmon River Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon River Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salmon River Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Pulaski.
    • The Salmon River Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pineville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986877 <5>
  • Pekin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pekin Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin Cemetery
  • Chateaugay Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Chateaugay Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay Cemetery
  • Noyes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Noyes Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
  • Wesleyan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Wesleyan Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyan Cemetery
  • Pulaski Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Pulaski Cemetery is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Albion Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Albion Center Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center Cemetery
    • Scripture Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Scripture Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scripture Cemetery
    • North Street Road Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • McClelland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The McClelland Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland Cemetery
    • White Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The White Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Sandy Creek.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135679 <5>
    • Madison Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Madison Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
    • Greenboro Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Greenboro Cemetery is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenboro Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Potter Cemetery.

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

  • Orwell
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Chateaugay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
  • Richland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Altmar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Albion Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
  • Smartville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Smartville is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
  • Lacona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pulaski
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dugway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dugway is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
  • Kasoag
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
  • Sandy Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Daysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Daysville is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Redfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Daysville Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Daysville Corner is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville Corner
    • Mannsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Prattham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Prattham is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham
    • Graftons Square
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Graftons Square is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graftons Square
    • Texas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Texas is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Parish
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • West Amboy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
    • Arthur
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Arthur is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Mexico
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellisburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hastings
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Osceola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Worth Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
    • Lorraine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Oswego 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 Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #961033  (Potter Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #961033 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: Oswego
      • Est. Elev: 210 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Richland
      • Location given for Potter Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.5609031     Lon: -76.0026979
      • 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 New York's counties, including Oswego, 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 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.