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:
35.9331, -87.3203
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 Hickman County<2>.
The county seat for Hickman County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest 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 28 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.
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Lyles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lyles Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- McCord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The McCord Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Dunnagan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunnagan Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnagan Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Dunnagan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunnagan Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnagan Cemetery
- Gossett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gossett Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett Cemetery
- Baird Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Baird Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Frazier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Hood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Bartley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bartley Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartley Cemetery
- Gossett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gossett Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Willow Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Hudgins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Overbey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Overbey Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbey Cemetery
- New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Dickson.
- The New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16290 <5>
- Overbey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Overbey Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbey Cemetery
- Rainey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rainey Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainey Cemetery
- Tidwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tidwell Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Abiff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Tidwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Spencers Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Pomona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Graham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Primm Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Burns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nunnelly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Littlelot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Dickson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Flys Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Fly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Fernvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- White Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duck River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Hill Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Kingston Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Tennessee City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Swan Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Charlotte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
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 Hickman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Potts Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burns
- Centerville
- Charlotte
- Dickson
- Fairview
- White Bluff
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 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 Potts Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1298368 (Potts Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1298368 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: 261 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lyles
- Location given for Potts Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9331198 Lon: -87.3202891
- 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 '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. |
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