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:
35.9395, -87.4222
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 Hickman County<2>.
The county seat for Hickman County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south 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 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Potter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Potter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Petty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Meacham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Meacham Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dodd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dodd Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd Cemetery
- Humble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Humble Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Temple Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Temple Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Booker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Booker Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Chappell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Chappell Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell Cemetery
- Redden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Redden Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redden Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Monk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Monk Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monk Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Lyles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lyles Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Graham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Abiff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Tidwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Pomona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Burns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tottys Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Littlelot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Tennessee City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Spencers Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Primm Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Only
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whitfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Swan Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Duck River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Charlotte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McEwen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Hickman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Potter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burns
- Centerville
- Charlotte
- Dickson
- Fairview
- McEwen
- White Bluff
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 helpful 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hickman 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 #1298348 (Potter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1298348 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: Hickman
- Est. Elev: 193 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Texas Hollow
- Location given for Potter Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9395084 Lon: -87.422236
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Hickman, 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 things 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |