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:
36.5923, -81.9835
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 Sullivan County<2>.
The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Blountville. Blountville lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Potter Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Potter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Potter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wyatt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
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- Wyatt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The South Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Trivett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Trivett Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trivett Cemetery
- Rust Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rust Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Wood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- McQueen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McQueen Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueen Cemetery
- McQueen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McQueen Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueen Cemetery
- Heaberlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Heaberlin Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaberlin Cemetery
- Heaberlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Heaberlin Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaberlin Cemetery
- Stophel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stophel Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stophel Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Crosswhite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Crosswhite Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosswhite Cemetery
- Crosswhite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Crosswhite Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosswhite Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Potter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Potter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Holston Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Ruthton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Forest Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Buladeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Fuller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Shingletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Walnut Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Butler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Akard Addition
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Bluff City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <5>
- Grayson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Cross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Hunter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Blountville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Childress
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Siam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Fish Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Beechnut City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Lella ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Biltmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Mill Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sullivan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Potter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blountville
- Bluff City
- Bristol
- Mountain City
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 Sullivan 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 #1298352 (Potter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1298352 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: Sullivan
- Est. Elev: 563 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shady Valley
- Location given for Potter Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5923352 Lon: -81.9834573
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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 Sullivan, 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- 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. |