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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   45.4465°   (45° 26' 47")

Lon:   -120.3417°   (-120° 20' 30")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clem Cemetery
    • The Clem Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
  • Cyrus Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cyrus Cemetery
    • The Cyrus Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
  • Igo Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Igo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Igo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Igo Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
  • Olex Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olex Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olex Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Olex Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
  • Flett Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Flett Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
  • Rose Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
    • The Rose Cemetery is located in Sherman County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emigrant Springs Cemetery
    • The Emigrant Springs Cemetery is located in Sherman County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Emigrant Springs Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Wasco.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2271396 <5>
  • Eightmile Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eightmile Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eightmile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eightmile Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
  • De Moss Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the De Moss Cemetery
    • The De Moss Cemetery is located in Sherman County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the De Moss Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Moro.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38702 <5>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
  • King of Peace Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King of Peace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King of Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The King of Peace Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Tommy Dean Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tommy Dean Cemetery
      • The Tommy Dean Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tommy Dean Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of Arlington.
    • Moro Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moro Cemetery
      • The Moro Cemetery is located in Sherman County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Masonic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arlington Masonic Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Sun Rise Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sun Rise Cemetery
      • The Sun Rise Cemetery is located in Sherman County
      • 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 southeast 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wasco Methodist Cemetery
      • The Wasco Methodist Cemetery is located in Sherman County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wasco Methodist Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Wasco.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39541 <5>
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Sherman County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Morrow County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 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.

  • Clem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
    • Clem is located in Gilliam County
  • Olex
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olex. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
    • Olex is located in Gilliam County
  • Monkland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
    • Monkland is located in Sherman County
  • Condon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Emigrant Springs ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emigrant Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Springs
    • Emigrant Springs is located in Sherman County
  • Klondike
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
    • Klondike is located in Sherman County
  • Sinks ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
    • Sinks is located in Sherman County
  • De Moss Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
    • De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County
  • Arlington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Wasco
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
    • Wasco is located in Sherman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <7>
  • Gordon ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gordon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Gordon is located in Sherman County
  • Moro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
    • Moro is located in Sherman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <7>
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Rosebush ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosebush. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebush
      • Rosebush is located in Sherman County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gooseberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
      • Gooseberry is located in Morrow County

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
    • Condon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Potters Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Condon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condon
  • Grass Valley
  • Ione
    • Ione lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Potters Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ione.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
  • Moro
    • Moro lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Potters Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moro.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 first visit 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:

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: GNIS record #1125620 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Devils Backbone
    • County: Gilliam         Elev: 543
    • Location given for GNIS #1125620 (Potters Cemetery)

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Potters Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4465, Longitude: -120.3417       In this case, the coordinates for the Potters Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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