Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Potter (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Potter. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Potter is located in Ottawa County.
To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ottawa County: Cherokee (KS), McDonald (MO), Newton (MO), Craig & Delaware.
Below are the counties that are near Potter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Potter:
- Ottawa County (The home county of Potter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Cardin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Commerce
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Picher ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Miami
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Miami is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Quapaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hockerville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hockerville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockerville
- Miami
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lincolnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lincolnville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Dotyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dotyville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Ottawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Peoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Peoria is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Narcissa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Narcissa is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcissa
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Welch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bluejacket
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hollow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hollow is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Vinita
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Copeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Copeland is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Bernice
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cayuga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cleora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cleora is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
- Dennis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Dodge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dodge is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Cherokee County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Treece
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Treece is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treece
- Estimated population in 2012: 136 people
- Cravensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cravensville is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravensville
- Keelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keelville is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelville
- Commonwealth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Commonwealth is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Mill Rose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Rose is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rose
- Baxter Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter Junction is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Junction
- Baxter Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Neutral
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Neutral is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neutral
- Neutral has also been known as:
- Neutral City
- Lowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell has also been known as:
- Lowell Station
- Riverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Quaker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker
- Crawford County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Cherokee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Klendike
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Klendike is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klendike
- McCune
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Monmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Monmouth is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Kirkwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kirkwood is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Opolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Opolis is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Labette County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Chetopa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oswego
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bartlett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bartlett is located in Labette County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Labette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Labette is located in Labette County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Labette has also been known as:
- Labette City
- Altamont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Labette County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <1>
- Strauss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strauss is located in Labette County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss
- Jasper County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Central City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Iron Gates
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gates is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
- Klondike
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Klondike is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Smithfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- West Joplin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Joplin is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Joplin
- Dupont ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Joplin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Elm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Elm is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Thoms
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thoms is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
- Rex City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rex City is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex City
- Carl Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Joplin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Joplin is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joplin
- McDonald County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- May
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- May is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Tiff City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
- Goodman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Loma Linda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Loma Linda is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Seneca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Falls Plaza
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grand Falls Plaza is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls Plaza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Spring City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spring City is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Cliff Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cliff Village is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Racine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Racine is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Redings Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Redings Mill is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redings Mill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Shoal Creek Drive
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shoal Creek Drive is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Drive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Dennis Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dennis Acres is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Shoal Creek Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shoal Creek Estates is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Leawood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Leawood is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Saginaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saginaw is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Potter, see our County-by-County Page for Potter.
Cemeteries Near Potter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Potter.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Potter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Potter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- GAR Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for GAR Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the GAR Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Miami.
- The GAR Cemetery has also been known as:
- GAR Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98534 <2>
- Old Indian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ferris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beasley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- Hudson Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dockery Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Potter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Potter.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Potter, with the one closest to Potter listed first.
- Keelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keelville is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelville
- Mill Rose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Rose is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rose
- Baxter Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Neutral
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Neutral is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neutral
- Neutral has also been known as:
- Neutral City
- Lowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell has also been known as:
- Lowell Station
- Faulkner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Chetopa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Galena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Empire City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Sherwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sherwin is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwin
- Seneca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hallowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hallowell is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallowell
- Hornet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hornet is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
- Crestline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crestline is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Potter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Potter.
Newspapers Published in Potter ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Potter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Potter, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Potter.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Potter:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Ottawa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craig County
- Delaware County
- Cherokee County
- Crawford County
- Labette County
- Jasper County
- McDonald County
- Newton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Potter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Potter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |