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A visit to the Potter Creek Cemetery ...


The location of the Potter Creek Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Potter Creek Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   40.2040°   (40° 12' 14")

Lon:   -78.3981°   (-78° 23' 53")

The Potter Creek Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.

The county seat for Bedford County is located in Bedford. Bedford lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Potter Creek Cemetery .

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 Potter Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Bedford County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Potter Creek Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Potter Creek Cemetery.

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

    • Waterside
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
      • Waterside is located in Bedford County
    • New Enterprise
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
      • New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
    • Salemville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
      • Salemville is located in Bedford County
    • Woodbury
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <4>
    • Osterburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Yellow Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
      • Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
    • Marble City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
      • Marble City is located in Bedford County
    • Cotton Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
      • Cotton Town is located in Blair County
    • Saint Clairsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clairsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
      • Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Claysburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Riddlesburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
      • Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
    • Martinsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Langdondale
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
        • Langdondale is located in Bedford County
      • Middletown
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
        • Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
      • Clover Creek
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
        • Clover Creek is located in Blair County
      • Roaring Spring
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
        • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <4>
      • Yount
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount
        • Yount is located in Bedford County
      • Saxton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
        • Saxton is located in Bedford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxton <4>
      • Coalmont
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
        • Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
      • Pleasantville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
        • Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
      • Dudley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
        • Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
      • Wolfsburg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolfsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsburg
        • Wolfsburg is located in Bedford County
      • Penn Wood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wood
        • Penn Wood is located in Bedford County
      • Puzzletown
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
        • Puzzletown is located in Blair County
      • Hopewell
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
        • Hopewell is located in Bedford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <4>
      • Coaldale
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaldale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
        • Coaldale is located in Bedford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people

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

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Potter Creek Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Keagy Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keagy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keagy Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keagy Cemetery
    • Dry Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dry Hill Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Hill Cemetery
    • Replogle Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Replogle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Replogle Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Replogle Cemetery
    • Holsinger Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Burger Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burger Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burger Cemetery
    • Hetrick Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hetrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hetrick Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hetrick Cemetery
    • Steele Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Steele Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Cemetery
    • Stonerook Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stonerook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stonerook Cemetery is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stonerook Cemetery
    • Kauffman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Yellow Creek Reformed Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46229 <6>
    • Bunker Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunker Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunker Hill Cemetery
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Noggle Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noggle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Noggle Cemetery is located in Blair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noggle Cemetery
      • Hopewell Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • Phillips Memorial
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Memorial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Phillips Memorial is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Memorial
      • Nicodemus Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicodemus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Nicodemus Cemetery is located in Blair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicodemus Cemetery
      • Shriver Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shriver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shriver Cemetery is located in Blair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shriver Cemetery
      • Mennonite Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Blair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
      • Stiefler Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stiefler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stiefler Cemetery is located in Bedford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stiefler Cemetery
      • Granview Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Granview Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granview Cemetery
      • Kensinger Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kensinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kensinger Cemetery is located in Blair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kensinger Cemetery
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Blair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery

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

    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 Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1184336  (Potter Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1184336 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: New Enterprise
      • County: Bedford         Elev: 389
      • Location given for GNIS #1184336 (Potter Creek Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Bedford, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Potter Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2040, Longitude: -78.3981       In this case, the coordinates for the Potter Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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