A visit to the Potts 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 Potts Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Potts Cemetery:
36.4489, -88.2925
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Potts Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Potts Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Paris. Paris lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Potts Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Potts Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Potts Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Potts Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Kennerly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Kennerly Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennerly Cemetery
- Lafever Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lafever Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafever Cemetery
- Lankford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lankford Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Puryear City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Puryear City Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Puryear City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Puryear.
- The Puryear City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland Cemetery
- Puryear Cemetery
- Puryear Memorial Garden
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183381 <5>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Littleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Littleton Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Overcast Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Overcast Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overcast Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Provine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Provine Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provine Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Rennolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rennolds Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennolds Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- McGhee Old Slave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valentine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Valentine Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Potts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Potts Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Conyersville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Puryear
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Hazel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- New Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- India
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Paris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Harris Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Murray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <6>
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Protemus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Bell City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Springville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Almo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Tri City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
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 Potts Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Potts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Potts Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Potts Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1326115 (Potts Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1326115 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Puryear
- Location given for Potts Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4489451 Lon: -88.2925407
- 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 Henry, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Potts 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |