A visit to the Potters 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 Potters Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Potters Cemetery:
45.4465, -120.3417
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Potters Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Potters Cemetery is located in Gilliam County<2>.
The county seat for Gilliam County is located in Condon. Condon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Potters Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Potters Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Potters Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Potters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Clem Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem Cemetery
- Cyrus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cyrus Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus Cemetery
- Igo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Igo Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo Cemetery
- Olex Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Olex Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex Cemetery
- Flett Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Flett Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flett Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Moro.
- The Rose Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39358 <5>
- Emigrant Springs Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Emigrant Springs Cemetery is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Emigrant Springs Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Wasco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2271396 <5>
- Eightmile Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Eightmile Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Cemetery
- De Moss Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The De Moss Cemetery is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the De Moss Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Moro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38702 <5>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- King of Peace Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Masonic Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Tommy Dean Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Tommy Dean Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tommy Dean Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tommy Dean Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Arlington.
- Moro Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- The Moro Cemetery is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moro Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Moro.
- The Moro Cemetery has also been known as:
- American Legion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38534 <5>
- Arlington Masonic Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sun Rise Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sun Rise Cemetery is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Rise Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sun Rise Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Wasco.
- The Sun Rise Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sunrise Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39471 <5>
- Wasco Methodist Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wasco Methodist Cemetery is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wasco Methodist Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Wasco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39541 <5>
- IOOF Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grass Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2177791 <5>
- Morgan Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Potters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Potters Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ajax ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ajax is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
- Clem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clem is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Olex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olex is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
- Monkland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Monkland is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
- Condon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emigrant Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emigrant Springs is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Springs
- Klondike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Klondike is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Sinks ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sinks is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
- De Moss Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
- Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wasco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Moro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rosebush ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebush is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebush
- Roosevelt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grass Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gooseberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gooseberry is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gilliam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Potters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Condon
- Grass Valley
- Ione
- Moro
- Wasco
- Wasco lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Potters Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wasco.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
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 Potters Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Gilliam 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1125620 (Potters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1125620 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: Gilliam
- Est. Elev: 543 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Devils Backbone
- Location given for Potters Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.4465176 Lon: -120.3417097
- 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 Oregon's counties, including Gilliam, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Potters 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. |
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